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Instructions 

FOR  THE  NAVY  OF  1  ME  UNITED  STATES 

GOVERNING 

Maritime  Warfare 


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JUNE,  1917 


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WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT  PRINTING  OFRCE 

1917 


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Navy  Department, 
Washington,  June  30,  1917. 
The  following  instructions  for  the  Navy  of   the  United  States 
Govcrnuig  Maritime  Warfare   are   issued  for  the  information   and 
guidance  of  the  naval  service. 

JosEPiius  Daniels, 

Secretary. 
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CONTENTS 


Page. 

Introduction 7 

Section  I.  Belliirerents  in  neutral  jurisdiction 11 

1 1 .  Contraband 15 

III.  Blockade 16 

IV.  Unneutral  service 18 

V.  Telegraphic  communications 20 

VI.  Visit  and  search 21 

VII.  Limitations  on  visit  and  search 23 

VIII.  Neutral  or  enemy  character 24 

IX.  Liability  to  capture 26 

X.  Colors  to  be  displayed  on  prize 29 

XI.  Responsibility  of  capturing  officer 30 

XII.  Treatment  of  vessel,  goods,  postal  correspondence,  officers,  crew, 

and  other  persons  on  board 31 

XIII.  Destruction  of  prizes 35 

XIV.  Capture  of  public  vessels  in  the  military  service  of  the  enemy 36 

XV.  Bombardment 37 

XVI .  G  eneva  Convention 40 

Appendix  I.  Forms 41 

II.  Ship's  papers,  American 48 

III.  Ship's  papers,  foreign 75 

IV.  Provisions  of  law  relating  to  American  vessels 78 


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LXTRODUCTIOX. 

Tho  following  instructions  have  been  prepared  in  accordance  with 
international  law,  treaties,  and  conventions  to  which  the  United 
States  is  a  ])arty,  the  statutes  of  the  United  States,  and,  where  no 
international  agreement  or  treaty  provision  exists  covering  any 
special  point,  in  accordance  with  the  practice  and  attitude  of  the 
United  States  as  hitherto  determined  by  court  decisions  and  Execu- 
tive pronouncements. 

The  treaties  to  which  marginal  references  are  made  may  be  found 
in  Treaties  and  Conventions  between  the  United  vStates  and  other 
Powers,  1776-1909,  1910-1913,  three  volumes.  Treaties  in  force 
prior  to  1904  are  printed  in  Compilation  of  Treaties  in  Force,  1904. 
The  Hague  and  Geneva  conventions,  which  have  been  ratified  before 
April  12,  1911,  may  also  be  found  in  Navy  Department  publication 
entitled  "Hague  and  Geneva  Conventions."  The  Geneva  conven- 
tion of  1906  is  also  printed  with  International  Law  Topics  and  Dis- 
cussions, Naval  War  College,  1906.  All  The  Hague  conventions  of 
1907,  whether  or  not  ratified,  were  printed  for  convenience  of  reference 
with  International  Law  Situations,  Naval  War  College,  1908. 

Treaties  between  the  United  States  and  other  powers  are  cited  in 
the  marginal  references  under  the  name  of  the  foreign  State,  and  the 
year  of  the  treaty,  as  "Brazil,  1S2S,"  refers  to  the  treaty  between  the 
United  States  and  Brazil  of  1828. 

Marginal  references  to  treaties,  etc.,  should  be  consulted  before 
decisions  are  made. 

The  Declaration  of  Paris  of  1S56  is  cited  as  "Dec.  of  Paris,  1856." 
The  United  States  did  not  formally  adhere  to  this  declaration,  but 
has  in  practice  followed  its  provisions. 

The  Hague  conventions  arc  cited  by  the  numbers  assigned  at  The 
Hague  conference,  as: 

"IV,  Hague,  1907,"  refers  to  the  convention  respecting  the  laws 
and  customs  of  war  on  land. 

"VIII,  Hague,  1907,"  refers  to  the  convention  relative  to  the 
laving  of  automatic-contact  submarine  mines. 

"IX,  Hague,  1907,"  refers  to  the  convention  concerning  bom- 
bardment by  naval  forces  in  time  of  war. 

"X,  Hague,  1907,"  refers  to  tlie  conventi6n  for  the  adaptation  to 
maritime  war  of  the  principles  of  the  Geneva  convention. 

"XI,  Hague,  1907,"  refers  to  the  convention  relative  to  certain 

restrictions  with  regard  to  the  exercise  of  the  right  of  capture  in 

maritime  war. 

7 


8 


IXTRODUCTIOX, 


"XIII,  Hague,  1907/'  refers  to  the  convention  concerning  tlie 
rights  and  duties  of  neutral  powers  in  maritime  war. 

"XIV,  Hague,  1907,"  refers  to  the  declaration  prohibiting  the 
discharge  of  projectiles  and  explosives  from  balloons. 

The  action  taken  upon  the  above  Hague  convention  and  declara- 
tions prior  to  October  7,  1915,  by  the  powers  represented  at  The 
Hague  conference  of  1907  is  indicated  in  the  following  table:  '*R" 
indicates  unconditional  ratification  unless  otherwise  stated.  '"A" 
indicates  adherence.  Blank  spaces  indicate  that  the  States  have 
not  ratified  or  signified  adherence. 

Note. — The  above  changes  simply  expand  the  explanation  oi  the  marginal  and  other  relerences  and 
omit  reference  to  the  London  conference. 


Table  of  ratification  and  adherence  to  IV.  VIII.  IX.  X.  XI,  XIII.  XIV.  Hague  con- 
ventions and  decl:!i:tions  0/1907. 

[Verified  up  to  Oct.  7,  1915.1 


IV. 

VIII. 

IX. 

X. 

XI 

XIII. 

XIV. 

1 

Austria-Hunearv 

R. 

Exceot 
art.  4-1. 

R. 

R. 

R. 

R. 
R. 

R. 

R. 
R. 
R. 

R. 

R. 
R. 
R. 

R. 
R. 

R. 
R. 

Belgium 

Bolivia 

R. 
R. 

Brazil 

Bulgaria 

R. 

R. 

R. 

R. 

Chile 

1 

China                                     - 

A. 

R. 

Excel  t 
art.  21. 

A. 

Exce,  t 
art.  14: 
I.ar.  2, 
art.  19: 
par.  8, 
art.  2. . 

R. 

Colombia 

Cuba 

R. 
R. 

R. 
R. 

R. 
R. 

T)prirnfirlr 

R. 

R. 

R. 

France 

R. 

R. 

E.xoept 
art.  41. 

R. 

R. 

Except 
an.  2. 

R. 

E.Kcept 
art.  2. 

R. 

With 
declara- 
tion. 

R. 
Excert 
par.  2, 
art.  1. 

R. 
Except 
par.  2, 
art.  1. 

R. 
Excert 
par.  2, 
art.  1. 

R. 
R. 

R. 
R. 

R. 

K. 

R. 

Excert 

art.s.  11, 

12,  i:i, 

and  20. 

Germany 

i:. 

Greece 

R. 
R. 

R. 
R. 

R. 
R. 

K. 
R. 

R. 
R. 

R. 
R. 

Haiti 

Italy 

v.. 

Japan 

R. 
Except 
art.  44. 

A. 
R. 
R. 

R. 

A. 
R. 
R. 

R. 
Excel  t 
lar.  2, 
art.  1. 

A. 

R. 

R. 

R. 

R. 

A. 
R. 
R. 

R. 

Except 
arts.  19 
and  23. 

A. 

R. 

R. 

A. 

Luxemburg 

Mexico 

Montpnppro 

R. 
R. 

R. 

Netherlands 

R. 

.^. 

R. 
R. 

R. 
A. 
R. 
R. 

R. 

A. 
R. 
R. 

R. 
A. 
U. 
li. 

R. 
A. 
R. 
R. 

R. 
A. 
R. 
R. 

R. 

Nicaragua 

Norway 

Panama 

A. 
R. 
R. 

I*ara2uav 

J*ersia 

Portugal. 

R. 
R. 
R. 

R. 
R. 

R. 

K. 
R. 

R. 

R. 
R. 

R. 
R. 
R. 

R. 

R. 

INTRODUCTION.  9 

Table  of  ratification  and  adherence  to  IV.  VIII.  IX.  X.  XI.  XIII.  XIV.  Hague  con- 
ventions and  declarations  oj'  1007 — Continued. 


IV. 

viir. 

IX. 

i;. 

X. 

R. 

xr. 

XIII. 

XIV. 

Salvador 

Except 

art.  44. 

K. 

R. 

R. 

R. 

R. 

Servia 

Isiam 

R. 

R. 
Exiept 
par.  1, 
art.  1. 

R. 

.\. 
R. 
R. 

R. 

R. 
R. 
R. 

R. 

il. 
R. 
R. 

R. 

Except 

arts.  12, 

19,  23. 

R. 

Spain 

Sweden 

K. 
li. 

R. 
R. 

Switicerlaiid 

H. 

R. 

Turkey 

United  Stales 

K. 

R. 

R. 

R. 

R. 

A. 

E.\cept 
art.  23. 

R. 

Uruguay 

Venezuela 

INSTRUCTIONS  FOR  THE  NAVY  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES 
GOVERNING  MARITIME  WARFARE.' 


SECTION   1. 
BELLIGERENTS  IN  NEUTRAL  JURISDICTION. 

GENERAL. 

1.  Belligerents  are  bound  to  respect  the  sovereign 
rights  of  neutral  powers  and  to  abstain,  in  neutral  terri- 
tory or  neutral  waters,  from  all  acts  which  would  con- 
stitute,  on  the  part  of  the  powers  which  knowingl}'" 
permitt-xl  them,  a  nonfulfillment  of  their  neutrality. 

SPECIAL    PROVISIONS. 

2.  The  neutrality  of  a  power  is  not  affected  by  the 
mere  passage  through  its  territorial  waters  of  ships  of 
war  or  prizes  belonging  to  belligerents. 

3.  A  neutral  power  may  allow  belligerent  ships  of  war 
to  employ  its  licensed  pilots. 

>  Attention  is  directed  to  the  following  provisions  of  the  laws  of  the  United  States: 

The  word  "vessel"  includes  every  description  of  water  craft  or  other  artilclal  con- 
trivance used,  or  capable  of  being  used,  as  a  means  of  transportation  on  water.  (Sec. 
3,  Revised  Statutes.) 

Vessels  registered  pursuant  to  law  and  no  others,  except  such  as  shall  be  duly  qualified 
according  to  law  for  carrying  on  the  coasting  or  fishing  irade,  shall  be  deemed  vessels 
of  trie  United  States,  and  e.Uit'ed  to  the  beneSts  and  privileges  appertaining  to  such 
vessels;  but  no  such  vessel  shall  enjoy  such  benefits  and  privi'eges  longer  than  it  shall 
continue  to  be  wholly  o\vned  by  a  citizen  or  citizens  of  the  United  States,  or  a  corpora- 
tion created  under  the  laws  of  anv  of  the  States  thereof  *  *  *.  (Se.?.  41.31,  Rev.  Stat., 
as  amended  by  act  of  June  2ii,  1SS4;  se.?.  1,  2.3  Stat.  I..,  p.  23,  and  act  May  2.S,  1S9G;  sees. 
]  and  3,  29  Stat.  L.,  pp.  188, 1S9.) 

The  words  "vessel  of  the  United  States,"  wherever  they  o:cur  in  this  chapter,  shall 
be  construed  to  mean  a  vessel  be'onging  in  whole  or  in  part  to  the  United  States,  or  any 
citizen  thereof,  or  any  corporation  created  by  or  under  the  laws  of  the  United  States, 
or  of  any  State,  Territory,  or  District  thereof.  (Sec.  310,  Chap.  XH,  Piracy  and  Other 
OlTenses  upon  the  Seas,  Penal  Code.  Mar.  4,  1909,  sr.  Stat.  T-.,  p.  lUS.) 

For  other  provisions  of  United  States  laws  relating  to  Ainorican  vessels  .see  .\ppcndix 
IV. 

11 


12  MARITIME   WAKFAEE. 

ENTRANCE ,   SOJOURN,   AND  DEPARTURE  OF  SHIPS   OF  WAR. 

withB^omia^'isif  "^^  ^^  *^^  absence  of  special  provisions  to  the  contrarj- 
(New^' Gmn^a\^  ^^  ^^^  legislation,  ordinances,  or  treaties  of  the  neutral 
^vV^eSweden)  P^^^®^'  ^^®  maximum  number  of  ships  of  war  belonging 
Sweden,  1783, art.  ^o  ouc  belligerent  which  ma}'  be  in  one  of  the  ports  or 
roadsteads  of  that  power  simultaneously  shall  be  three. 

5.  In  the  absence  of  special  provisions  to  the  contrary 
in  the  legislation,  ordinances,  or  treaties  of  the  neutral 
power,  belligerent  ships  of  war  are  forbidden  to  remain 
in  the  ports,  roadsteads,  or  territorial  waters  of  the 
said  power  for  more  than  twenty-four  hours,  except  in 
the  cases  covered  by  paragraphs  6,  7,  8,  9,  10,  and  17. 

(Special  provisions  published  by  neutral  powers  will 
be  made  known.) 

6.  A  belligerent  ship  of  war  must  not  prolong  its  stay 
in  a  neutral  port  beyond  the  period  legally  allowed 
except  on  account  of  damage  or  stress  of  weather.  It 
must  depart  as  soon  as  the  cause  of  the  delay  is  at  an 
end. 

7.  The  regulations  as  to  the  limitation  of  the  length 
of  time  which  belligerent  ships  of  war  may  remain  in 
neutral  ports,  roadsteads,  or  waters  do  not  apply  to 
ships  of  war  devoted  exclusively  to  religious,  scientific, 
or  philanthropic  purposes. 

8.  When  ships  of  war  of  opposing  belligerents  are 
present  simultaneously  in  the  same  neutral  port  or  road- 
stead, a  period  of  not  less  than  twenty-four  hours  must 
elapse  between  the  departure  of  a  ship  belonging  to  one 
belligerent  and  the  departure  of  a  ship  belonging  to  the 
adversary. 

9.  The  order  of  departure  is  determined  by  the  order 
of  arrival,  unless  the  ship  which  arrived  first  is  so  cir- 
cumstanced that  an  extension  of  the  period  of  stay 
legally  allowed  is  admissible. 

1(J.  A  belligerent  ship  of  war  must  not  leave  a  neutral 
port  or  roadstead  until  twenty-four  hom's  after  the  de- 
parture of  a  merchant  ship  flying  the  flag  of  its  adversary. 

«  Uy  article  17  of  the  treaty  of  July  4,  1827,  between  the  United  States  and  Sweden 
and  Norway,  articles  2,  ri,  fi,  7,  8,  9,  10,  11,  12,  13.  14,  15,  16,  17,  IS.  19,  21,  22.  23,  and  25 
of  the  treaty  of  17S3  between  the  T'nited  State':  and  Sweden  wore  extended  to  Norway. 
Upon  the  dissolution  of  the  union  l)etween  S\ve(ien  ami  Norway  it  was  agreed  that 
the  treaties  then  in  force  would  continue  liiiuling  on  tlie  I'niled  Stales  on  the  one  hand 
and  Sweden  and  Norway  individually  on  the  other.  (Malloy:  Tnviiifs,  (Duvpniions. 
etc.,  between  the  United  States  and  other  Powers,  1770-1909  ) 


MARITIME   WARFARE.  13 

INTERNMENT. 

11.  If,  nolwithstaiiaing  tho  iiotilicatioii  of  the  noutral„.ft\^''°S|f, 
authorities,  a  ]>t'lligorent  s^hip  of  war  doos  not  leave  a  portf^^^bYa  ?kew 
where  it  is  not  entitled  to  remain,  the  neutral  power  is ^rt*!" If W^y 
entitled  to  take  such  measures  as  it  considei-s.  necessary .l;^,^|d^|;';?^fa°t: 
to  render  the  ship  incapable  of  takirig  the  sea  during];  the^^- 

war,  and  the  commanding];  ofTicer  of  the  slii])  must  facili- 
tate the  execution  of  such  measures. 

HOSTILE    ACTS,  VISIT  AND    SEARCH. 

12.  All  acts  of  hostility,  including  captiu'e  and  the 
exercise  of  the  rit:ht  of  visit  and  search,  committed  by 
belligerent  ships  of  war  in  the  territorial  waters  of  a 
neutral  power,  constitute  a  violation  of  neutrality  and 
are  strictly  forbidden. 

BASE    OF    OPERATIONS    OR    COMMUNICATIONS. 

13.  Belligerents  are  forbidden  to  use  neutral  ports  and  „.g^« |[|°/^^^[y 
waters  as  a  base  of  naval  operations  against  their  ad-^^°'^^'''^^-^- 
versaries,  and  in  particidar  to  erect  radio  stations  or  any 
apparatus  for  the  purpose  of  communicating  with  the 
belligerent  forces  on  land  or  sea. 

INCREASE    OF    WAR    MATERIAL   AND    PERSONNEL. 

14.  Belligerent  ships  of  war  must  not  make  use  of 
neutral  ports,  roadsteads,  or  territorial  waters  for  re- 
plenishing or  increasing  their  supplies  of  war  material  or 
their  armament,  or  for  completing  their  crews. ^ 

FOOD    AND    FUEL, 

15.  Belligerent  ships  of  war  can  not  revictual  in  neutral 
ports  or  roadsteads  except  to  complete  their  normal  peace 
supply  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  neutral  authorities. 

16.  Similarlv,  these  vessels  can  take  only  such  fuel  and    see  also  treaties 

"  '  •    •  .•    1  11-    "''^^      Colombia 

ship  supplies  as  are,  m  the  opinion  ol  the  neutral  authori-rxew  Granada), 

^  ,  1        ,  .  1S46,  art.  9;  Nor- 

ties,  sufficient  to  enable  the  vessels  to  reach  the  nearest  way   (see   Swe- 

den);       Sweden^ 

port  of  their  own  countr3\     They  may,   on  the  other  i:s3,  art.  21. 

1  Whoever,  within  the  territory  or  jurisdiction  of  the  United  States,  increases  or 
augmejits,  or  procures  to  be  increased  or  augmented,  or  knowingly  is  concerned  in  in- 
creasing or  augmenting,  the  force  of  any  ship  of  war,  cruiser,  or  other  armed  vessel  which, 
at  the  time  of  her  arrival  within  the  I'nited  States,  was  a  ship  of  war,  or  c  ruiscr,  or  armed 
vessel,  in  the  service  of  any  foreign  prince  or  state,  or  of  any  colony,  district,  or  people, 
or  belonging  to  the  subjects  or  citizens  of  any  such  prince  or  state,  colony,  district,  or 
deople,  the  same  being  at  war  with  any  foreign  prince  or  state,  or  of  any  colony,  district, 
or  people,  with  whom  the  United  States  are  at  peace,  by  adding  to  the  number  of  the 
guns  of  such  vessel,  or  by  changing  those  on  board  of  her  for  gims  of  a  larger  caliber,  or 
by  adding  thereto  any  equipment  solely  applicable  to  war,  shall  be  fined  not  more  than 
one  thousand  dollars  and  imprisoned  not  more  than  one  year.  (Section  12,  act  March  4, 
1909.) 


14  MARITIME    WAEFAEE. 

hand;  fill  up  their  bunkers  properly  so  called  when  in 
neutral  countries  which  have  adopted  this  method  of 
determining  the  amount  of  fuel  to  be  supplied. 

(Special  provisions  published  b}*  neutral  powers  VN'ill  be 
made  known.) 

17.  li,  in  accordance  with  the  law  of  the  neutral  power, 
the  ships  are  not  fm'nished  with  fuel,  and  victuals  and 
ship  supplies  and  necessary  repairs  within  twenty-four 
hours  after  their  arrival,  the  lawful  duration  of  their  stay 
may  be  extended  a  reasonable  period  b}^  the  neutral 
authorities. 

18.  Belligerent  ships  of  war  which  have  taken  fuel, 
victuals,  and  ship's  supplies  in  a  port  of  a  neutral  power 
can  not  within  the  succeeding  three  months  replenish 
their  supply  in  a  port  of  the  same  power. - 

REPAIRS. 

See  also  treaties     19,  In  ucutral  ports  aud  roadstcads  belligerent  ships  of 

■»vith  Bolivia, IS-iS,  ^  ,  or 

Txew  Granad^f  ^^^  ^^^  Carry  out  such  repairs  only  as  are  absolutely  nec- 
i84ii  art.  9;  Nor-  essary  to  reiidcr  them  seaworthy,  and  can  not  add  in  any 

way(seeSweden);  *•  '; '  _  "^ 

sweJen,i7S3,art.  manner wliatsocverto  theiriighting  force.  The  authorities 
of  the  neutral  power  shall  decide  what  repairs  are  to  be 
made  and  these  must  be  carried  out  with  the  least  pos- 
sible delay. 

EXTRAXCE    WITH    PRIZE. 

See  also  treaties     20.  A  prizc  cau  be  brouglit  into  a  neutral  port  only  on 

Tvitn  >sor\vav(see  '■  ^  '='  l  ^ 

Sweden);    "Pnis- accouut  of  uuseaworthiness,  stress  of  weather,  or  want 

sia,  1799,  art.  19;  '  ' 

Sweden,  1783,  art.  of  lUcl  Or  prOVisiOUS. 

21.  It  must  leave  as  soon  as  the  circumstances  which 
justified  its  entry  are  at  an  end. 

ANNOUNCED    NEUTRALITY    REGULATIONS. 

22.  United  States  naval  officers  must  observe  the  regu- 
lations of  neutrality  announced  by  neutral  nations. 

'"Hospitality  extended  in  the  waters  of  the  Republic  of  Panama  to  a  belligerent 
vessel  of  war  or  a  vessel  belligerent  or  neutral,  whether  armed  or  not,  which  is  employed 
by  a  belligerent  power  as  a  transport  or  fleet  auxiliary  or  in  any  other  way  for  the  direct 
purpose  of  prosecuting  or  aiding  hostilities,  whether  by  land  or  sc>a,  shall  serve  to  d8- 
prive  such  vessel  of  like  hospitality  in  the  Panama  Canal  Zone  for  a  period  of  three 
months,  and  vice  versa.  (Agreement  of  October  10, 1914,  hot  ween  the  I'nited  States  and 
Panama,  reganling  mutual  obligations  as  neutrals.) 


SECTION   II. 
CONTRABAND. 

GENERAL. 

23.  Ill  the  absence  of  notice  of  change  which  the  Gov- 
ernment of  the  United  States  may  make  at  the  outbreak 
of  or  during  war,  the  foUowing  chissification  and  enumera- 
tion of  contraband  will  govern  commanders  of  ships  of 
war. 

COXTRABAXD    LIST. 

24.  The  articles  and  materials  mentioned  in  the  fol- „.^jfif^f?.'j'^^^^|^ 
lowing  paragraphs  (a),  (b),  (c),  and  (d),  actually  destined ^;;fg^^";  coio'mwa 
to  territory  belonging  to  or  occupied  by  the  enemy  or  toj^^^^^^  f^.\-  l^^- 
armed  forces  of  the  enemy,  antl  the  articles  and  niate- J:'^;.gj^°r^^''^yp|.f«^ 
rials  mentioned  in  the  following  paragraph  (e)  actually  |\''^.'J;^'^'j-^^J,3^J;-^' 
destined  for  the  use  of  the  enemy  Government  or  its^- 

armed  forces,  are,  unless  exempted  by  treaty,  regarded 
as  contraband. 

(a)  All  kinds  of  arms,  guns,  ammunition,  explosives, 
and  machines  for  their  manufacture  or  repair;  com- 
ponent parts  thereof;  materials  or  ingredients  used  in 
their  manufacture;  articles  necessary  or  convenient  for 
their  use. 

(6)  ^Vll  contrivances  for  or  means  of  transport aion  on 
land,  in  the  water  or  air,  and  machines  used  in  their  manu- 
facture or  repair;  component  parts  thereof;  mat-e  rials  or 
ingredients  used  in  their  manufacture;  instruments,  arti- 
cles or  animals  necessary  or  convenient  for  their  use. 

(f)  All  means  of  conmuinication,  tools,  implements, 
instruments,  equipment,  maps,  pictures,  papers  and  other 
articles,  machines,  or  documents  necessar}^  or  con- 
venient for  carrying  on  hostile  operations. 

(d)  Coin,  ])uIlion,  currency,  evidences  of  de})t ;  also 
metal,  materials,  dies,  plates,  machinery  or  other  arti- 
cles necessary  or  convenient  for  their  manufacture. 

(e)  All  kinds  of  fuel,  food,  foodstuffs,  feed,  forage,  and 
clothing  and  articles  and  materials  used  in  their  manu- 
facture. 

XOXCOXTKABAXD. 

25.  Articles  and  materials  even  though  enumerated  in  „.if hR''ofhia**i«? 
paragraph  24,  if  exemi)ted,  by  special  treaty  pi"ovisions,^j;!g^^?'(i^'^^'°'j^'^f 
axe  not  regarded  as  contraband.  J**?'    ?J};     ^f- 

'^  Italv.    IS.l,    art. 

!•'>    Xorwav  (see  Sweden);  Swedeu,  17S3,  arts.  S,  W. 

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SECTION  III. 
BLOCKADE. 

EXTENT    AND    LIMITATIONS. 

PariMssMn".";  -^-  "^  blockade  must  be  limited  to  the  ports  and  coasts 
iMa!is5rart^i8;^^^^-^o^^^S  ^o  OF  occupied  bj  tlie  eiiemj;  must  not  bar 
Granada)  ^mQ  ^^cess  to  iicutriil  poi'ts  or  coasts.  A  blockade,  to  be  bind- 
is7i/aniI'i3fi4;'^^o'  must  be  effective.  A  blockade  must  be  applied 
dZ^^^fcefei^^q^^^^^"^^  to  tl^6  ^l^ips  of  all  nations. 
i783,art.io.  (j^q^  declaration  by  naval  officer,  see  Form  Xo.  1;  for 

notification  to  be  made  to  the  local  authorities   of  the 
blockaded  region,  see  Form  No.  2.) 

EFFECTIVENESS. 

27.  The  blockade,  to  be  effective  and  binding,  must  be 
maintained  by  a  force  sufficient  to  render  ingress  to  or 
egress  from  the  port  dangerous.  If  the  blockading  ves- 
sels be  driven  away  by  stress  of  weather  and  return  there- 
after without  delaj'  to  their  station,  the  continuity  of  the  , 
blockade  is  not  thereby  broken.  The  blockade  ceases  to 
be  effective  if  the  blockading  vessels  are  driven  away  by 
the  enemy  or  if  they  voluntarily  leave  their  stations,  ex- 
cept for  a  reason  connected  with  the  blockade;  as,  for 
instance,  the  chase  of  a  blockade  runner. 

As  the  suspension  of  a  blockade  is  a  serious  matter,  in- 
volving a  new  notification,  commanding  officers  will  ex- 
ercise especial  care  to  preserve  the  continuity  and  effect- 
iveness of  the  blockade. 

NOTIFICATION    TO    NEUTRALS. 

tie^s^withBoii^ia'  -§•  Ncutral  vesscls  are  entitled  to  notification  of  a 
lombTa'  f]fg-ew  blockade  boforc  they  can  be  made  prize  for  its  attempted 
a7t*2onaiv  i87i'^^olation.  The  character  of  this  notification  is  not  ma- 
??ee  ifw^denT  ^^^^^b  It  may  be  actual,  as  by  a  vessel  of  the  blockading 
i^'^"*V*ussia"'i828' ^orce,  or  constructive,  as  by  a  proclamation  or  notice  of 
an'ixorwav^isl"  ^^^^  government  maintaining  the  blockade,  or  by  common 
art.  18.     ■'      'notoriety.     (See  Form  No.  3.) 

LIABILITY    OF    VESSELS. 

29.  Blockade  running  is  a  distinct  offense  which  sub- 
jects the  vessel  attempting  to  connnit  it,  or  saihng  with 
intent  to  commit  it,  to  capture  without  regard  to  the 
nature  of  lior  cargo. 

30.  If  a  neutral  vessel  attempting  to  enter  a  blockaded 
port  has  had  notice  of  tiic  blockade  in  i\ny  way,  she  sliall 

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MARimiE    WARFARE.  17 

be  captured  and  sent  in  for  adjudication;  but  should  for- 
mal notice  not  have  been  given,  the  rule  of  constructive 
knowledge  arising  from  notoriety  should  bo  construed  in 
a  manner  liberal  to  the  neutral.  Vessels  appearing  bo- 
fore  a  blockaded  port,  having  sailed  without  notification, 
are  entitled  to  actual  notice  by  a  blockading  vessel, 
(See  Form  No.  3.)  The  boarding  oflicer  shall  enter  in  the 
log  and  the  document  fixing  the  vessel's  nationality  thef  act 
of  sucli  notice,  the  extent  of  the  blockade,  the  date,  the 
geographical  position,  and  the  name  of  the  blockading 
vessel,  verified  by  liis  ofhcial  signature;  and  shall  furnish 
the  master  with  a  copy  of  the  blockade  proclamation. 
The  vessel  is  then  to  be  set  free.  Should  she  again  at- 
tempt to  enter  the  same  or  any  other  blockaded  port  as 
to  which  she  has  had  notice,  she  is  good  prize. 

31.  The  liability  of  a  blockade  runner  to  capture  and 
and  condemnation  begins  and  terminates  with  her  voy- 
age. If  there  is  good  evidence  that  she  sailed  with  intent 
to  evade  the  blockade,  she  is  liable  to  capture  from  the 
moment  she  appears  upon  the  high  seas.  If  a  vessel  has 
succeeded  in  escaping  from  a  blockaded  port,  she  is  liable 
to  capture  at  any  time  before  she  completes  her  voyage. 
But  with  the  termination  of  the  vovagc  the  offense  ends. 

SPECIAL   PRIVILEGES. 

32.  Vessels  of  war  of  neutral  powers  have  not  the 
positive  right  of  entry  to  a  blockaded  port.  They  should, 
however,  as  a  matter  of  courtesy,  when  practicable,  be 
allowed  free  passage  to  and  from  a  blockaded  port.  Per- 
mission to  visit  the  blockaded  port  is  subject  to  any  con- 
ditions as  to  length  of  stay  or  otherwise  that  the  senior 
officer  of  the  blockade  may  deem  necessary  and  expedient. 

33.  In  circumstances  of  urgent  distress  beyond  the 
possibilit}'  of  relief  by  the  blockading  force,  a  neutral 
vessel  may  be  permitted  to  enter  a  place  under  blockade 
and  subsequently  to  leave  it  under  conditions  prescribed 
by  the  commanding  officer  of  the  blockading  force. 

SPECIAL    RULES. 

34.  Blockading  officers  shall  observe  the  terms  of  spe- 
cial rules  adopted  by  the  United  States  Government  re- 
garding days  of  grace  and  conditions  of  lading  permitted 
to  neutral  vessels  that  find  themselves  within  the  limits 
of  blockade  at  the  time  the  blockade  is  established. 

10G995— 17 2 


SECTION  IV. 
UNFEUTEAL  SERVICE. 

DEFINITIOX. 

35.  Unneutral  service  is  service  rendered  by  a  neutral 
to  a  belligerent  contrary'  to  international  law.  It  is  in 
its  nature  indirect  or  direct. 

IXDIEECT    UNNEUTEAL    SERVICE. 

witrciifna/fi&e^  36.  A  neutral  vessel  is  guilty  of  indirect  unneutral 
service  and  may  be  sent  in  for  adjudication  as  a  neutral 
vessel  liable  to  condemnation — 

(a)  If  she  specially  undertakes  to  transport  individual 
passengers  who  are  embodied  in  the  armed  forces  of  the 
enemy  and  who  are  en  route  for  militar}'  service  of  the 
enemy  or  to  a  hostile  destination,  or  transmits  intelli- 
gence in  the  interest  of  the  enemy  whether  by  radio  or 
otherwise. 

(b)  If,  to  the  knowledge  of  the  owner,  or  the  charterer, 
or  of  the  agents  thereof,  or  of  the  master,  she  is  trans- 
porting a  military  detachment  of  the  enemy,  or  one  or 
more  persons  wlio  are  embodied  in  the  military  or  naval 
service  of  the  enemy  and  who  are  en  route  for  military 
service  of  the  enemy  or  to  a  hostile  destination,  or  one 
or  more  persons  who,  during  the  voyage,  lend  direct 
assistance  to  the  enemy,  or  is  transmitting  information 
in  the  mterest  of  the  eneni}'-  by  radio  or  otherwise. 

37.  The  above  provisions  do  not  apply  if,  when  the 
vessel  is  met  at  sea,  she  is  unaware  of  the  existence  of  a 
state  of  war,  or  if  the  master,  after  becoming  aware  of 
the  opening  of  hostilities,  has  not  yet  been  able  to  dis- 
embark the  passeiigers. 

38.  The  vessel  is  deemed  to  be  aware  of  the  existence 
of  a  state  of  war  it  she  left  an  enemy  port  alter  the  open- 
ing of  hostilities,  or  left  a  Jieutral  port  after  the  publi- 
cation there  of  the  notification  to  the  neutral  power  to 
whicli  the  port  belongs  of  the  opening  of  hostilities. 

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MARlXniF.    WARFARE.  19 

DIRECT    UNNEUTRAL    SERVICE. 

39.  A    noutral    vossol    is    jruiltv    of    direct    luiiunitral    '^ee  also  treaty 

,  ,  1        1        ■  1     ,  ,      "ith  China,  isrA, 

service    and   nvdj   not   only    be    captured    but    may   bea'-t.2(5. 
treated  as  an  enemy  mercliajit  vc'ssel— 

(a)  If  she  takes  a  direct  part  in  the  hostilities; 

(b)  If  she  is  urnU'r  th(^  orders  or  under  the  control  of 
an  agent  placed  on  board  by  the  enemy  Government; 

(c)  If  she  is  wholly  chartered  by  or  iji  the  exclusive 
employment  of  the  enemy  (loverjiment; 

(d)  If  she  is  at  the  time  exclusively  engaged  in,  or 
wholly  devoted  to,  either  the  transport  of  enemy  troops 
or  in  the  transmission  of  ijiformation  in  the  interest  of 
the  enemy  by  radio  or  otherwise. 


SECTION  V. 
TEIEGEAPHIC  COMMUNICATIONS. 

SUBilARIXE    CABLES. 

40,  Unless  under  satisfactory  censorship  or  otherwise 
exempt,  the  following  rules  are  established  mth  regard  to 
the  treatment  of  submarine  telegraph  cables  in  time  of 
war,  irrespective  of  their  ownership. 

(a)  Submarine  telegraph  cables  between  points  in  terri- 
tory belonging  to  or  occupied  by  the  enemy  or  between 
such  territory  and  territory  of  the  United  States  are  sub- 
ject to  such  treatment  as  the  necessities  of  war  may 
recpiire, 

(b)  Submarine  telegraph  cables  between  points  in  terri- 
tory belonging  to  or  occupied  by  the  enemy  and  neutral 
territory  may  be  interrupted  within  the  territorial  juris- 
diction of  the  enemy  or  at  any  point  outside  of  neutral 
jm-isdiction,  if  the  necessities  of  war  require. 

(c)  Submarine  cables  connecting  an  occupied  territory 
mth  a  neutral  territory  shall  not  be  seized  or  destroyed 
except  in  the  case  of  absolute  necessity. 

Tliey  must  likewise  be  restored  and  compensation  shall 
be  fixed  when  peace  is  made. 

(d)  Submarine  telegraph  cables  between  two  neutral 
territories  shall  be  held  inviolable  and  free  from  inter- 
ruption. 

KADIO    TELEGRAPHY. 

41 .  The  commander  of  a  naval  force  may  regulate,  or,  if 
necessary,  prohibit,  the  use  of  radio  apparatus  by  all  ves- 
sels within  the  immediate  area  of  operations  of  the  force 
under  his  command.     (See  Form  4.) 

He  may  take  such  measures  as  will  assure  the  effective- 
ness of  the  regulation  or  prohibition,  even  to  the  extent 
of  requiring  that  tlie  apjiuratus  be  dismantled,  or  in  case 
of  doubt  of  the  observance  of  good  faith,  the  apparatus 
may  be  seized.  As  to  use  of  radio  apparatus  to  aid  the 
enemy,  see  paragraphs  36  and  39, 
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SECTION  VI. 
VISIT  AND  SEARCH. 

WHERE   AND    WHEN   EXERCISED. 

42.  The  bolJiscront  rij;ht  of  visit  uiul  search,  subject  to  „,i- f,\^!;°^*^^'^g|^ 
cxomptioJis  iiK^ntioiied  in  Section  VII,  may  be  exercised ^e^^^^[°sy_arf "'I; 
outside  of  neutral  jurisdiction  upon  private  vessels  after 

tiie  beginning  of  w^ar  in  order  to  determine  their  nation- 
ality, the  port  of  destination  and  departure,  the  character 
of  their  cargo,  the  nature  of  their  cmplo^TDent,  or  other 
facts  which  bear  on  their  relation  to  the  war. 

METHOD    or    EXERCISE. 

43.  The  right  should  be  exercised  with  tact  and  con-  see  also  treaties 
sideration,   and  in   strict  conformity   with    treaty  pro-Tws,  an.  2iTco' 

1  .1  •    ,  "  lombia(Xew  Gra- 

visions,  where  they  exist.  nada),  i846,  art. 

44.  Subject  to  any  special  treaty  provisions  the  f ol- arts,  is? ^;  Prus- 
lowing  procedure  is  directed:  Before  summonhig  a  ves-N-oVwayCseeSw^ 
sel  to  lie  to,  a  ship  of  war  must  hoist  her  own  national  its,' arts. Tl,  25! 
flag.     The  summons  shall  be  made  by  firing  a  blank 

charge  (coup  de  semonce),  by  other  international  signal, 
or  by  both.  The  summoned  vessel,  if  a  neutral,  is  bound 
to  stop  and  lie  to,  and  she  should  also  display  her  colors; 
if  an  enemy  vessel,  she  is  not  so  bound,  and  may  legally 
even  resist  by  force,  but  she  thereby  assumes  all  risks  of 
resulting  damage. 

45.  If  the  summoned  vessel  resists  or  takes  to  flight 
she  may  be  pursued  and  brought  to,  by  forcible  measures, 
if  necessary. 

46.  "\Mien  the  summoned  vessel  has  brought  to,  the 
ship  of  war  shall  send  a  boat  with  an  officer  to  conduct 
the  visit  and  search.  If  practicable,  a  second  officer 
should  accompany  the  officer  charged  with  the  examina- 
tion. There  may  be  arms  in  the  boat,  but  the  boat's 
crew  shall  not  have  any  on  their  persons.  The  officer 
(or  officers),  weanng  side  arms,  may  be  accompanied  on 
board  b}"  not  more  than  two  unarmed  men  of  the  boat's 
crew. 

47.  The  boarding  officer  shall  first  examine  the  ship's 
papei's   in  order  to  ascertain  her  nationality,   ports  of 

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22  MAPJTIME    WAEFAEE. 

departure  and  destination,  character  of  cargo,  and  other 
facts  deemed  essential.  If  the  paperc  fm"nish  conclusive 
evidence  of  the  innocent  character  of  vessel,  cargo,  and 
voyage,  the  vessel  shall  be  released;  if  they  fui'nish 
probable  cause  for  capture  she  shall  be  seized  and  sent  in 
for  adjudication. 

48.  If  the  papers  do  not  furnish  conclusive  evidence  of 
the  innocent  character  of  the  vessel,  the  cargo,  and 
voyage,  or  probable  cause  for  capture,  the  boarding 
officer  shall  continue  the  examination  by  questioning  the 
personnel  or  by  searching  the  vessel  or  by  examining  her 
cargo.  If  such  fm'ther  examination  furnishes  satisfac- 
tory evidence  of  innocency,  the  vessel  shaU  be  released; 
othenvise  she  shall  be  seized  and  sent  in  for  adjudication. 

49.  Tne  boarding  officer  must  record  the  facts  concern- 
ing the  visit  and  search  upon  the  log-book  of  the  vessel 
visited,  including  the  date  when  and  the  position  where 
the  visit  occmTed.  This  entrj^  in  the  log  must  be  made 
whether  the  vessel  is  held  or  not.  (See  Forms  5,  6, 
and  7.) 

PAPERS. 

See  dso treaties     50.  Tuc    papers   wliicli   will   generally   be   found    on 

vnth  Bolivia,  ^^  *  -^ 

1S58  art  22:  Co- board  a  private  vessel  are  (see  Appendix  II): 

lombia     (New  ^  ^  rx 

Granada),    1846,      1.  Tuc  Certificate  of  registry  or  nationality. 

art.      22;     Italy,  o         J  J 

1871. art.  17;  Nor-     2.  A  Certified  bill  of  sale,  or  certificate  thereof  didy 

way     (see    Swo-  _  _  '  _  ^ 

^}-3)''  .  ?,^?.^*^"'  authenticated,  in  the  absence  of  certificate  of  registry  or 

li83,art.  11;  Pnis-  .  '  o         J 

sia,  1799,  art.  11.  nationality,  or  in  the  case  of  a  vessel  which  has  recently 
been  transferred  from  enemy  to  neutral  ownership. 

3.  Tne  crew  list. 

4.  Tne  passenger  list. 

5.  The  log  book. 

6.  The  biU  of  health. 

7.  The  clearance  papers. 

8.  The  charter  party,  if  chartered. 

9.  Invoices  or  manifests  of  cargo. 

10.  Bills  of  lading. 

The  evidence  furnished  by  the  papers  against  a  vessel 
is  conclusive,  llegularity  of  papers  and  evidence  of  the 
innocence  of  cargo  or  destination  furnished  by  them  are 
not  necessarily  conclusive,  and  if  doubt  exists  a  search  of 
the  ship  or  cargo  should  be  made  to  establish  the  facts. 
If  a  vessel  has  deviated  far  from  her  direct  com'se,  this,  if 
not  satisfactorily  explained,  is  a  suspicious  circumstance 
wan'anting  search,  however  favorable  the  character  of 
the  papers. 


SECTION  VII. 
LIMITATIONS  ON  VISIT  AND  SEARCH. 

CONVOY. 

.■)!.  Xoiitrul  vessels  luulor  convoy  of  vessels  of  war  of  „.fj^*^'^"^^j,*if^g 
their  own  nationality  are  exempt  from  search.  The  com-l,^^!*,',.^^^-  ^{^H^, 
mander  of  the  convoy  gives  orally  or  in  writing,  at  the ^;^t^"'^^>  jj^; 
request  of  the  commander  of  a  belligerent  ship  of  ^var,J^?[J.'^Jg^^=^^^ 
all  information  regard hig  the  vessels  and  tlieir  cargoes ^-®^>:jj^^  g"|^^^' 
which  conld  be  obtahied  by  visit  and  search.  den,  itw,  art.12. 

52.  If  the  commander  of  the  United  States  vessel  has 
reason  to  suspect  that  the  commander  of  the  convoy  has 
been  deceived  regarding  the  innocent  character  of  any  of 
the  vessels  (and  their  cargoes  or  voyages)  under  his  con- 
voy, the  former  officer  shall  impart  his  suspicions  to  the 
latter.  In  such  a  case  it  is  to  be  expected  that  the  com- 
mander of  the  convoy  will  undertake  an  examination  to 
establish  the  facts.  The  connnander  of  the  convoy  alone 
can  conduct  this  investigation,  the  officers  of  the  United 
States  visiting  vessel  can  take  no  part  therein. 

.5.3.  The  commander  of  the  convoy  may  be  expected  to 
report  the  result  of  his  investigation  to  the  commander 
of  the  United  States  vessel.  Should  that  result  confirm 
the  latter's  suspicions,  the  former  may  further  be  ex- 
pected to  withdraw  his  protection  from  the  suspected 
vessel;  whereupon  she  shall  be  made  a  prize  by  the  com- 
mander of  the  United  States  vessel. 

54.  Any  vessel  under  convoy  of  a  vessel  o(  war  of  an 
enemy  is  liable  to  capture. 

SEARCH    OF    NEUTRAL    MAIL    VESSELS. 

55.  The  inviolability  of  certain  postal  correspondence 
does  not  exempt  a  neutral  mail  ship  from  the  laws  and 
customs  of  maritime  war  as  to  neutral  merchant  ships  in 
general. 

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SECTION  VIII. 
NEUTEAL  OE  ENEMY  CHAEACTEE. 

CHARACTEE    OF    VESSEL. 

See  also  treaties     oG.  The  neutral  OF  enemy  character  of  a  private  vessel 

with    Argentina,  .  •         i    i  i 

1853,  art.  7;  Bel- is  determined  by  the  neutral  or  enemv  character  of  the 

gitmi,  IS/o,  art.  9:  •'  .  - 

Boiivia,is58,  arts.  State  whose  flasi;  the  vessel  has  a  right  to  flv  as  evidenced 

W,  22;    Colombia  '^  »  . 

(New    Granada),  bv  her  papers. 
1846,  arts.  1.5,  22:     •  ^     ^ 

Italv.   1871,   art?. 

^i-^Va^^P^'rway  TRANSFER    OF    FLAG    BEFORE    HOSTILITIES. 

(see    Sweden): 

ii-^sweden,' 1783;      57.  The  transfer  of  a  vessel  from  one  flag  to  another  is 
'^  ■  '    ■         valid  when  completed  previous  to  the  outbreak  of  war 
in  which  the  State  of  the  vendor  is  a  belligerent,  pro- 
vided the  transfer  is  made  in  accordance  with  the  laws 
of  the  State  of  the  vendor  and  the  State  of  the  vendee. 

TRANSFER    OF    FLAG   DURING   HOSTILITIES. 

58.  The  transfer  of  a  private  vessel  of  a  belligerent  to 
a  neutral  flag  during  war  is  valid  if  in  accordance  with 
the  laws  of  the  State  of  the  vendor  and  of  the  vendee, 
provided  that  it  is  made  in  good  faith  and  is  accompanied 
by  a  payment  sufficient  in  amount  to  leave  no  doubt  of 
good  faith:  that  it  is  absolute  and  unconditional,  with  a 
complete  divestiture  of  title  by  the  vendor,  with  no  con- 
tinued interest,  direct  or  indirect,  of  the  vendor,  and  with 
no  right  of  repurchase  by  him;  and  that  the  ship  does 
not  remain  in  her  old  employment. 

CHARACTER    OF    CARGO. ^ 

59.  The  neutral  or  enemy  character  of  merchandise 
found  on  board  an  enemy  private  vessel  is  determined 
by  the  neutral  or  «nemv  commercial  domicile  of  the 
owner,  whether  the  owner  be  an  individual,  a  firm, 
or  a  corporation.  In  the  absence  of  })roof  of  tlie  neutral 
character  of  goods  found  on  board  an  enemy  vessel, 
they  are  presumed  to  be  enemy  goods. 

60.  Articles  which  arc  products  of  the  soil  of  an  enemy 
country   and   shij)ped   therefrom   after   the  outbreak   of 

'See  also  Section  II  "Contraband,"  and  parajraph  7«. 
21 


MARITIME   WARFARE.  25 

war,  are  impressed  with  tlie  enem}-  character  of  the 
territory  although  the  owner  may  be  domiciled  or  resi- 
dent in  a  neutral  country. 

61.  Enemy  goods  on  board  an  enemy  vessel  retain 
their  enemy  cliaracter,  notwithstanding  any  transfer 
effected  after  the  outbreak  of  hostilities.  If  however, 
prior  to  capture,  a  former  neutral  owner  exercises  on  the 
bankruptcy  of  the  enemy  owner  a  recognized  legal  right 
to  recover  the  goods,  they  retain  their  neutral  character. 


SECTION   IX. 
LIABILITY  TO  CAPTURE. 

EXEMY    VESSELS. 

62.  Enemy  vessels  are  liable  to  capture  outside  of  neu- 
tral jurisdiction. 

63.  The  following  when  innocently  employed  are  ex- 
empt from  capture: 

(a)  Cartel  ships  designated  for  and  engaged  in  exchange 
of  prisoners. 

(h)  Vessels  charged  with  rehgious,  scientific,  or  phi- 
lanthropic mission-. 

■(c)  Properly  designated  hospital  ships, 
wfr ifaTv ^Tsyf      ^^^-^  ^  tassels  exempt  by  treaty  or  special  proclamation. 
arts.  12, 14.'       '      (g)  Small  coast  (not  deep-sea)  fishing  vessels  and  small 
boats  employed  in  local  trade. 

65.  The  fishing  vessels  and  small  boats  referred  to  in 
article  63  (e)  may  be  subjected  to  special  regulations 
imposed  by  the  United  States  naval  commander  oper- 
ating in  the  vicinity.  They  are  liable  to  capture  if  such 
regulations  be  disobeyed  or  if  they  engage  in  any  under- 
taking prejudicial  to  United  States  military  operations 
by  land  or  sea. 

XEUTRAL    VESSELS. 

64.  A  neutral  juivate  vessel  is  in  general  hable  to  cap- 
ture if  she — 

(a)  Attempts  to  avoid  visit  and  search  by  flight,  but 
this  must  be  clearly  evident;  or  resists  with  force. 

(b)  Presents  irregular  or  fraudulent  papers,  or  lacks 
necessary  papers,  or  destroys,  defaces,  or  conceals  papers. 
(See  for  detailed  provisions  as  to  papers,  paragraph  51; 
also  Appendix  II  (III). 

tie^«*wiih  Hoih-la"      ^^^  Carries    contraband,    exce])t   when    permitted   by 
lonibif''  ^^('x^w t^'^^^y  ^^  surrender   C' deliver  up,"   "deliver  out")   the 
art^T9|''^S'orwiy  contraband  to  the  ca])tors.     (See  Forms  8  to  10.) 
I'mssia  ^i799^a"rt''      ^^^  ^^^^  broken  or  has  attempted  to  break  a  blockade, 
ari.^ir"^'"'  ''^'''  (^ee  Sec.  Ul.y 

1  See  also  treaties  with  Holivia,  la^S,  art.  20;  Colombia  (New  (iranada)  IWi,  art.'20; 
Oree-e,  1K<7,  art.  10;  Italy,  1^71,  art.  11;  Norway  (see  Sweden);  I'russia,  1828,  iirt.;i:i; 
Sweden.  1827,  art.  IS. 

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MAKITIML    WAIUWKE.  27 

(e)  Has  oiigagod  in  unneutral  service.     (See  Sec,  IV.) 
Of)  Is  under  enemy  convo}^-  or  under  neutral  convoy 
to  avoid  rightful  capture. 

65.  If  a  neutral  vessel,  ineL  at  sea  with  contraband 
desthied  to  the  enemy,  is  unaware  of  the  existence  of  a 
state  of  war  or  of  a  declaration  of  contraband  which 
applies  to  her  cargo,  the  vessel  shall,  as  a  rule,  be  sent  in 
for  adjudication,  and  though  tlie  cargo  may  not  be  liable 
to  condemnation  it  may  be  detained  or  requisitioned. 
(See  Form  No.  7.) 

66.  A  vessel  is  deemed  to  be  aware  of  the  existence  of  a 
state  of  war  or  of  a  declaration  of  contraband  if  she  left 
a  netitral  port  after  sufficient  time  had  elapsed  for  the 
publication  there  of  the  notification  of  the  opening  of 
hostilities  to  the  neutral  power  to  which  the  port  belongs, 
or  for  the  publication  there  of  the  contraband  lists  pro- 
claimed by  the  United  States,  respectively.  A  vessel 
is  also  deemed  to  be  aware  of  the  existence  of  a  state  of 
war  if  she  left  an  enemy  port  after  the  war  began. ^ 

FREE    SHIPS,    FREE    GOODS. 

67.  ''The  neutral  flag  covers  enemy  goods  with  the  ex-  .see  also  Tre»- 

°  *'    ^  .      ties  with  HoliYia, 

ception  of  contraband  of  war."     (Declaration  of  Paris  iws  arts.  1.5.  i6; 

'■  Culombia     (New 

1856,  art.  2.)  Granada)       1846, 

'     ,T        1        1-11  •       n  11  ^'■^^-  ^■^'  ^^''  ^^'^'y- 

68.  JNeutral  goods,  with  the  exception  of  contraband  i?7i,  arts.  12  ic; 

P  '  ,  -  _  Norway  (--^eeSwe- 

of  war,  arc  not  liable  to  capture  under  the  enemy's  nag.'  den);  t^ern,  isoo, 

,T-x      1  •  ,.  -r-.       •  JO       art.     1;     Trii?sia, 

(Declaration  of  Pans.  1856,  art.  3.)  i7S5,  art.  12;  itus- 

sia,  1S54,  arts.  1, 
2:   Sweden,    ITSi, 

CARRIAGE    OF    COXTRABAXD.  ^^^-  "'  '^• 

69.  Contraband,  in  paragraph  24  (a),  (h),  (c),  and  ((/), 
is  liable  to  capture  if  its  actual  destination  is  the  terri- 
tory belonging  to  or  occupied  by  the  enemy,  or  the  armed 
forces  of  the  enemy.  It  is  immaterial  whether  the  car- 
riage of  the  contraband  to  such  actual  destination  be 
direct  in  the  origbial  vessel  or  involve  trans-shipment  or 
transport  overland.  (See  paragraph  67  above  and  ref- 
erences.) 

70.  Contraband,  in  j)aragraph  24  (e),  is  liable  to  cap- 
ture if  it  is  actually  destined  for  the  use  of  the  enemy 
government  or  its  armed  f(n*ces.  It  is  immaterial  whether 
the  carriage  of  contraband  be  direct  in  the  origuial  ves- 
sel, or  involve  trans-shipment  or  transport  overland. 


28  MARITIME    WAEFAEE. 

PRESUMPTION    AS   TO   DESTINATION. 

71.  A  destination  for  the  use  of  the  enemy  government 
or  its  armed  forces  referred  to  in  paragraph  70  is  pre- 
simied  to  exist  if  the  contraband  is  consigned — 

(a)  To  enemy  authorities. 

(h)  To  a  port  of  equipment  or  supply  of  the  armed 
forces  of  the  enemy  or  other  place  serving  as  a  base  for 
such  armed  forces, 

(c)  To  a  contractor  or  agent  in  enemy  territory  who, 
b}'  common  knowledge,  supplies  articles  of  the  kind  in 
question  to  the  enemy  authorities. 

72.  A  destination  to  territory  belonging  to  or  occupied 
by  the  enemy  or  to  the  armed  forces  of  the  enemy,  re- 
ferred to  in  paragraph  69,  is  presumed  to  exist  if  the  con- 
traband is  consigned  "to  order,"  "to  order  or  assigns," 
or  with  an  unnamed  consignee,  but  in  any  case  going  to 
territory  belonging  to  or  occupied  by  the  enemy,  or  to 
neutral  territory  in  the  vicinity  thereof. 

UNITED    STATES   VESSELS    IN    ENEMY    TRADE. 

73.  Any  vessel  of  the  United  States  found  engaged  in 
trade  of  any  kind  with  the  enemy  without  a  license  so  to 
do  from  the  President  of  the  United  States  or  his  duly 
authorized  agent  shall  be  captured  and  sent  in  for  adju- 
dication. Any  vessel  of  the  United  States  that  is  found 
trading  under  a  license  issued  by  the  enemy  shall  be  cap- 
tured and  sent  in  for  adjudication. 


SECTION  X. 
COLORS  TO  BE  DISPLAYED  ON  PRIZE. 

74.  The  act  of  capture  shall  be  signified  by  hoisting 
the  United  States  flag  on  board  the  vessel  seized. 

75.  In  case  the  prize  is  an  enemy  vessel,  the  flag  of 
the  United  States  shall  be  flown  at  the  usual  place  (peak 
or  staff)  over  the  enemy  flag. 

76.  If  the  prize  is  a  neutral  vessel,  the  neutral  flag 
shaU  be  flown  as  usual  until  she  is  adjudged  to  be  a  law- 
ful prize  by  a  competent  court;  the  flag  of  the  United 
States,  however,  shall  be  exhibited  at  the  fore  to  indicate 
that  she  is  for  the  time  in  the  possession  of  officers  of 
the  United  States. 

77.  Whenever  the  colors  are  displayed,  the  procedure 
of  the  two  preceding  paragraphs  shall  be  followed  there- 
after during  the  passage  of  the  prize  to  the  United  States 
port  and  while  under  the  control  of  the  prize  master  in 
such  port.     (See  par.  SO,  post.) 

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SECTION  XL 
EESPONSIBILITY  OF  CAPTURING  OFFICER. 

RESPONSIBILITY. 

78.  An  officer  making  a  capture  is  held  by  the  courts 
of  the  United  States  to  be  personally  liable  in  damages 
unless  the  capture  made  by  him  is  for  probable  cause. ^ 

79.  Probable  cause  is  defined  by  the  Supreme  Court  of 
the  United  States  as  follows: 

Probable  cause  exists  where  there  are  c-ircun>stances  sufficient  to 
warrant  suspicion,  though  it  may  turn  out  that  the  facts  are  not  suffi- 
cient to  warrant  condemnation.  And  whether  they  are  or  not  can  not 
be  determined  unless  the  customary  proceedings  of  prize  are  instituted 
and  enforced.  (Per  Chief  Justice  Fuller  in  Olinde  Rodriguez,  174 
U.  S.,  510.     1899.) 

*  *  *  The  term  "probable  cause,"  according  to  its  usual  accepta- 
tion, means  less  than  e\-idence  which  would  justify  condemnation; 
and  in  all  cases  of  seizure  has  a  fixed  and  well-known  meaning.  It 
imports  a  seizure  made  tmder  circumstances  which  warrant  suspicion. 
(Per  Chief  Justice  Marshall  in  Locke  v.  U.  S.,  7  Cranch,  339.     1813.) 


I  When,  ill  any  prosecution  commenced  on  account  of  the  seizure  of  any  vessel,  goods, 
wares,  or  merchandise  made  by  any  collector  or  other  oll'cer  under  any  act  of  Congress 
authorizing  such  seizure,  judgment  is  rendered  for  the  claimant,  but  it  appears  to  the 
court  that  tliere  was  reasonable  cause  of  seizure,  the  court  shall  cause  a  [iroper  certifi- 
cate thereof  to  be  entered,  and  the  claimant  shall  not  in  such  cuse  be  entitled  to  costs, 
nor  shall  the  person  who  made  the  seizure,  nor  the  prosecutor,  be  liable  to  suit  or  judg- 
ment on  account  of  such  suit  or  prosecution:  Providtd,  That  the  vessel,  goods,  wares, 
or  merchandise  be,  after  judgment,  forthwith  returned  to  such  clainir.nt  or  his  agent. 
(Rev.  Stat.,  sec.  970.) 

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SPXTION  XII. 

TREATMENT  OF  VESSEL,  GOODS,  POSTAL  CORRE- 
SPONDENCE, OFFICERS,  CREW,  AND  OTHER 
PERSONS  ON  BOARD. 

SEXDING    PRIZES    IX. 

80.  Except  under  extraordinary  circumstances,  prizes,  see  also  treat- 

'  -^  .  '    I  les  with  Bolivia, 

shall  be  sent  promptly  to  a  port  within  the  jurisdiction  I'^^s.  art.  24:  co- 

1  A      .  1  J  1 0  m  1)  I  a  ( N  e  w 

of    the   United  States   for   adjudication.     (See   Section  Granada,)    is4«i, 

■>  ^  art.    24;    Norway 

XIII  )*  (see        Sweden); 

•^  Prussia,         1799, 

In  general,  a  prize  master  with  a  crew  shall  be  sent  a^^- ,1^-21;  Swe- 

o  'J-  den,  liSi,  art.  I'J. 

on  board  the  prize  for  this  purpose. 

If  for  any  reason  this  is  impracticable,  a  prize  may  be 
escorted  into  port  by  the  capturing  vessel  or  by  another 
vessel  of  war  of  the  United  States  or  of  an  ally.  In  this 
exceptional  case  the  prize  shall  be  directed  to  lower  her 
flag  and  to  steer  according  to  the  ordere  of  the  escorting 
vessel  of  war.  The  prize  must  obe}^  the  instructions  of 
the  escorting  vessel,  under  pain  of  forcible  measures. 

81.  The  procedm-e  prescribed  by  the  Revised  Statutes 
shall  be  observed: 

Sec.  4515.  The  commanding  officer  of  any  vessel  making  a  capture 
shall  sernre  the  documents  of  the  ship  and  cargo,  including  the  log 
book,  with  all  other  documents,  letters,  and  other  papers  found  on 
board,  and  make  an  inventory  of  the  same  and  seal  them  up  and  send 
them,  with  the  inventory,  to  the  court  in  v.-hich  proceedings  are  to 
be  had,  with  a  written  statement  that  they  are  all  the  papers  found 
and  are  in  the  condition  in  which  they  were  found;  or  explaining  the 
absence  of  any  documents  or  papers  or  any  change  in  their  condition. 
He  shall  also  send  to  such  court,  as  witnesses,  the  master,  one  or  more 
of  the  other  oflicers,  the  supercargo,  purser,  or  agent  of  the  prize,  and 
any  person  found  on  board  whom  he  may  suppose  to  be  interested  in, 
or  to  have  knowledge  respecting,  the  title,  national  character,  or 
destination  of  the  prize.  He  shall  send  the  prize,  with  the  docu- 
ments, i)apers,  and  witnesses,  under  charge  of  a  competent  prize 
master  and  prize  crew,  into  port  for  adjudication,  explaining  the  ab- 
sence of  any  usual  witnesses;  and  in  the  absence  of  instructions  from 
superior  authority  as  to  the  port  to  which  it  shall  be  sent  he  shall 
select  such  port  as  he  shall  deem  most  convenient,  in  ^■iew  of  the 
interests  of  probable  claimants  as  well  as  of  the  captors.  If  the  cap- 
tured vessel,  or  any  part  of  the  captiu'ed  property,  is  not  in  condition 
to  be  sent  in  for  adjudication,  a  survey  shall  be  had  thereon  and  an 
appi-aiseiuent  madi-  l>y  ix^r.*ous  as  competent  aiul  inip.utial  a.>  can  be 

:]l 


32  MAEITIME   WAEFAEE. 

obtained,  and  their  reports  siiall  be  sent  to  the  court  in  which  pro- 
ceedings are  to  be  had;  and  such  property,  unless  appropriated  for 
the  use  of  the  Government,  shall  be  sold  by  the  authority  of  the  com- 
manding officer  present,  and  the  proceeds  deposited  with  the  Assistant 
Treasurer  of  the  United  States  most  accessible  to  such  court  and  sub- 
ject to  its  order  in  the  cause. 

*  *  *  *  «• 

Sec.  4617.  The  prize  master  shall  make  his  way  diligently  to  the 
selected  port  and  there  immediately  deliver  to  a  prize  commissioner 
the  documents  and  papers,  and  the  inventory  thereof,  and  make  affi- 
davit that  they  are  the  same  and  are  in  the  same  condition  as  delivered 
to  him,  or  explaining  any  absence  or  change  of  condition  therein,  and 
that  the  prize  property  is  in  the  same  condition  as  delivered  to  him, 
explaining  any  loss  or  damage  thereto;  and  he  shall  further  report  to 
the  district  attorney  and  give  him  all  the  information  in  his  possession 
respecting  the  prize  and  her  capture;  and  he  shall  deliver  over  the 
persons  sent  as  witnesses  to  the  custody  of  the  marshal  and  shall  retain 
the  prize  in  his  custody  until  it  shall  be  taken  therefrom  by  process  of 
the  prize  court. 

82.  If  circumstances  permit,  it  is  preferable  that  the 
officer  making  the  search  should  act  as  prize  master. 

83.  Attention  is  directed  to  articles  16  and  17  of  the 
Articles  for  the  Government  of  the  Navy  (sec.  1624, 
Rev.  Stat.),  which  read: 

Art.  1G.  No  person  in  the  Navy  shall  take  out  of  a  prize  or  vessel 
seized  as  a  prize  any  money,  plate,  goods,  or  any  part  of  the  equip- 
ment, unless  it  be  for  the  better  preservation  thereof,  or  unless  such 
articles  are  absolutely  needed  for  the  use  of  any  of  the  vessels  or  armed 
forces  of  the  United  States,  before  the  same  are  adjudged  lawful  prize 
by  a  competent  court;  but  the  whole,  without  fraud,  concealment, 
or  embezzlement,  shall  be  brought  in,  in  order  that  judgment  may  be 
passed  thereon,  and  every  person  who  offends  against  this  article 
shall  be  punished  as  a  court-martial  may  direct. 

Art.  17.  If  any  person  in  the  Navy  strips  off  the  clothes  of  or  pil- 
lages, or  in  any  manner  maltreats  any  person  taken  on  board  a  prize, 
he  shall  suffer  such  punishment  as  a  court-martial  may  adjudge.  (Sec. 
1624,  Rev.  Stat.,  1878.) 

CONVERSION    TO    PUBLIC    USE. 

84.  By  the  Revised  Statutes  captured  vessels  may  be 
taken  for  the  use  of  the  United  States.  Section  4624, 
Revised  Statutes,  reads  as  follows: 

Whenever  any  captured  vessel,  arms,  munitions,  nv  other  material 
are  taken  for  use  of  the  United  States  before  it  comes  into  the  custody 
of  the  prize  court,  it  shall  be  surveyed,  appraised,  and  inventoried  by 
persons  as  competent  and  impartial  as  can  be  obtained,  and  the  survey, 
api»rai.»'ement,  and  inventory  sliall  ho  sent  to  the  court  in  which  pro- 
ceedings are  to  be  had;  and,  if  taken  afterwards,  sufficient  notice  sliall 
first  be  given  to  enable  the  court  to  have  the  property  appraised  for 
the  protection  of  tlie  rights  of  the  claimants  and  captors.     In  all  cases 


MARITIME    WARFARE.  33 

of  prize  property  taken  for  or  appropriated  to  the  use  of  the  Govern, 
ment  the  department  for  whose  use  it  is  taken  or  approjiriated  shall 
deposit  the  value  thereof  with  the  assistant  treasurer  of  the  United 
States  nearest  to  the  place  of  tlie  session  of  the  court,  subject  to  the 
order  of  the  court  in  the  cause.     (Section  4G24  R.  S.,  1878.) 

85.  While  any  prize  may  thus  bo  loo:ally  converted  to 
immediate  ])ul)lic  use,  and  wouhl  l)e  ui\der  compelling 
circumstances,  it  is  inadvisil)l<»  so  to  convert  neutral 
property  taken  as  prize,  because  if  the  prize  court  fails 
to  condemn  the  property  indemnification  for  the  con- 
version to  public  use  may  be  the  suliject  of  a  claim. 

RELEASE     OX     VOLUNTARY     DELIVERY     OF     CONTRABAND. 

86.  If,  under  the  provisions  of  a  treaty  between  the    see  also  treaties 
United  States  and  his  country,  the  master  of  a  vessel  art.  19;  coiomwa 
agrees  to  deliver  and  does  deliver  the  contraband  cargo  1846,  art."  19;  Nor^ 
to  the  commander  of  the  ship  of  war,  the  vessel,  as  ad/n);   ^^russla^ 
rule,  shall  not  be  sent  in  for  adjudication.     Any  contra- den,' nss,  art.  13! 
band   cargo  so   delivered  shall  ])e   accompanied   by  an 
inventory,  and  a  receipt  therefor  shall  be  given  for  the 
protection  of  interested  parties.     The  vessel  shall  there- 
upon   be    released.     If    circumstances    preclude    such 
delivery  of  the  contraband  cargo,  the  vessel  should  in 

general  be  sent  in.     (See  Forms  Nos.  8,  9,  10.) 

MAIL   STEAMERS   AND    POSTAL  CORRESPONDENCE. 

87.  The  genuine  postal  correspondence  of  neutrals  or 
belligerents,  found  on  board  a  neutral  or  enemy  ship  at 
sea,  is  inviolable.  If  the  ship  is  detained,  such  postal 
correspondence  is  to  be  forwarded  by  the  captor  with  the 
least  possible  delay. 

The  provisions  of  the  precodhig  paragraph  do  not 
apply,  in  case  of  violation  of  blockade,  to  correspondence 
destined  for  or  proceeding  froni  a  blockaded  port. 

SS.  Neutral  mail  ships  are  subject  to  the  laws  and 
customs  of  maritime  war  applicable  to  neutral  merchant 
ships  in  general. 

ENEMY   MILITARY    PERSONS   ON    BOARD    NEUTRAL   VESSELS. 

89.  As  to  treatment  of  vessels  outside  of  neutral  juris-    see  also  treaties 
diction  and  carrving  persons  embodied  in  the  military  isjs,  art.  16:  co'- 

p   ,i  "  I  .  ,  ■    •  „  ,      .     lombia,    (New 

service  01  the  enemy,  unless  treaty  provisions  allow  their  oranada),  is4(5. 
removal  from  the  neutral  vessel  and  the  release  of  the  is'i,  art.' 16;  xo'r- 
vessel  herself  thereupon,  see  paragraphs  36,  39.  deli):   ^^Prusria" 

r»r\     rpi,  r  ^    /     •  V     ^^  ^      1785,  art.  13;  Swe- 

90.  the  persons  referred  to  m  paragraph  89  must  be  den,  i:s3,  art.  r. 
actually  embodied  in  the  military  service  of  the  enemy. 

106995—17 3 


34  MAEITTME  WAEFAEE. 

Reservists  or  other  persons  subject  to  military  duty  but 
not  formally  incorporated  in  military  service  are  not 
included. 

91.  Persons  on  board  captured  vessels  who  are  actually 
embodied  in  the  military  forces  of  the  enemy  may  be 
made  prisoners  of  war. 

92.  The  captain,  officers,  and  crew  of  an  enemy  mer- 
chant ship  which  has  resisted  capture  may  be  made 
prisoners  of  war. 

93.  The  United  States  may  give  the  same  treatment  to 
nationals  of  enemy  or  neutral  countries  who  legally  come 
into  the  power  of  the  United  States  by  capture  on  the 
high  seas  that  it  gives  to  enemy  or  neutral  nationals 
within  its  territory  or  jurisdiction. 


SECTIOX   XIII. 
DESTRUCTION  OF  PRIZES. 

94.  An  enemy  ship  made  prize  may  ])e  destroyed  by 
the  capturing  officer  in  case  of  military  necessity,  when 
the  vessel  can  not  be  sent  or  brought  in  for  adjudication. 

95.  Engaging  in  unneutral  service  as  defined  in  para- 
graph 39  stamps  a  neutral  vessel  with  hostile  character, 
and  such  a  neutral  vessel  made  prize  may  be  destroyed 
by  the  capturing  officer  in  the  case  of  militar}-  necessity, 
when  the  vessel  can  not  be  sent  or  brought  in  for  adju- 
dication. 

96.  Owing  to  the  serious  resp(»nsi})ility  involved,  a 
neutral  vessel  not  engaged  in  unneutral  service  as 
deiined  in  paragraph  39,  must  not  be  destroyed  by  the 
capturing  officer  save  in  case  of  the  gi'avest  military 
emergency  which  woidd  not  justify  him  in  releasing  the 
vessel  or  sending  it  in  for  adjudication.  If  circum- 
stances permit,  it  is  preferable  to  appraise  and  sell  the 
prize,  as  provided  in  section  4615,  Revised  Statutas  (see^ 
page  28)  rather  than  to  destroy  it.^ 

97.  In  no  case  after  a  vessel  has  been  brought  to  may 
it  be  destroyed  until  after  visit  and  search  has  been  made 
and  all  persons  on  board  have  been  placed  in  safety,  and 
also,  if  practicable,  their  pei'sonal  effects. 

jUI  the  documents,  letters,  and  papei"s  found  on  board 
the  prize  shall  be  taken  on  board  the  capturing  vessel  of 
war  and  be  inventoried  and  sealed  in  accordance  with 
the  procedure  of  section  4615,  Revised  Statutes  (see 
page  28)  for  delivery  to  the  prize  coiu't,  with  especial 
view  to  the  protection  of  the  interests  of  the  owners  of 
any  innocent  neutral  cargo  on  board.  AU  mails  on 
board  should  be  saved  so  far  as  possible  and  practicable. 
(See  par.  39,  Foim  12,  Appendices  II,  III.) 

REPORT   OF   DESTRUCTION   OF   PRIZE. 

98.  Every  case  of  destruction  of  prize  shall  be  re- 
ported to  the  Navy  Department  at  the  earliest  practicable 
moment. 

•  As  to  destruction,  see  also  section  4625,  Revised  Statutes,  which  reads  in  part: 
•'If  by  reason  of  the  condition  of  the  captured  property,  or  if  because  the  whole  has 
been  appropriated  to  the  use  of  the  United  States,  no  part  of  it  ha,s  been  or  can  be  sent 
in  for  adjudication,  or  If  the  property  has  been  entirely  lost  or  destroyed,  proceedings 
or  adjudication  may  be  commenced.    ♦    *    *  " 

35 


SECTION  XIV. 

CAPTUEE  OF  PUBLIC  VESSELS  IN  THE  MILITARY 
SERVICE  OF  THE  ENEMY. 

99.  By  the  fact  of  capture  a  public  vessel  in  the 
military  service  of  the  enemy  passes  into  the  possession 
of  the  captor's  Govenmient,  in  which  title  immediately 
vests.  The  vessel,  therefore,  becomes  a  public  vessel 
belonging  to  the  captor's  Goveriunent  and  subject  to 
its  disposal.  It  is  unnecessary  to  send  a  captured  public 
vessel  into  port  for  adjudication.  The  vessel  may  be 
immediately  converted  to  the  use  of  the  captor  and  sent 
to  any  port  at  his  convenience,  as  a  public  vessel  of  the 
United  States.  The  captured  personnel  shall  be  made 
prisoners  of  war,  except  the  religious,  medical,  or  hos- 
])ital  staff  of  the  ship. 
36 


SECTION  XV. 
BOMBARDMENT. 

LIMITATIONS    ON    BOMBARDMENT. 

100.  The  attack  or  hombardmciit,  by  whatever  means, 
of  towns,  villages,  (hvellings,  or  buildings  which  are 
undofoiuled  is  prohibited. 

NAVAL    BOMBARDMENT, 

101 .  The  bombardment  by  naval  forces  of  undefended 
ports,  towns,  villages,  dwellings,  or  buildings  is  for- 
bidden. 

102.  A  place  can  not  be  bombarded  solely  because 
automatic  submarine  contact  mines  are  anchored  olT  the 
har])or. 

MILITARY    WORKS   NOT    EXEMPT. 

103.  Military  works,  military  or  naval  establishments, 
depots  of  arms  or  war  materiel,  workshops  or  plants 
which  could  be  utilized  for  the  needs  of  the  hostile  fleet 
or  army,  and  the  ships  of  war  in  the  harbor,  are  not, 
however,  included  in  the  foregoing  prohibition.  The 
commander  of  a  naval  force  may  destroy  them  with 
artillery,  after  a  summons  followed  by  a  reasonable  delay, 
if  all  other  means  are  impossible,  and  wlien  the  local 
authorities  have  not  themselves  destroyed  them  within 
the  time  fixed. 

104.  The  commander  incurs  no  responsibility  for  any 
unavoidable  damage  wliich  may  be  caused  by  a  ])om- 
bardmeiit  under  such  circumstances. 

PRECAUTIONS. 

105.  If  military  necessity  demanding  immediate  action 
permits  no  delay,  nevertheless  the  prohibition  to  bom- 
bard undefended  towns  holds  go'od,  and  the  commander 
shall  take  all  rec[uisite  measures  in  order  that  the  town 
may  suffer  as  little  harm  as  possible . 

37 


38  MARITIME   WARFARE. 

BOMBARDMENT    FOR   REQUISITIONS. 

106.  After  explicit  notice  has  been  given,  the  bom- 
bardment of  undefended  ports,  towns,  villages,  dwell- 
ings, or  buildings  may  be  proceeded  with,  if  the  local 
authorities,  after  a  formal  smnmons  has  been  made  to 
them,  decline  to  comply  with  requisitions  for  provisions 
or  supplies  necessary  for  the  immediate  needs  of  the  naval 
force  before  the  place  in  question. 

107.  These  requisitions  shall  be  in  proportion  to  the 
resources  of  the  place.  They  shall  only  be  demanded 
in  the  name  of  the  commander  of  the  naval  force,  and 
they  shall,  as  far  as  possible,  be  paid  for  in  cash;  if  not, 
they  shall  be  acknowledged  by  receipts. 

NO    BOMBARDMENT    FOR    RANSOM. 

108.  The  bombardment  of  undefended  towns,  villages, 
dwellings,  or  buildings  on  account  of  the  nonpayment  of 
money  contributions  is  forbidden. 

PRELIMINARY   MEASURES. 

109.  In  bombardments  by  naval  forces  all  necessary 
measures  must  be  taken  by  the  commander  to  spare  as 
far  as  possible,  buikUngs  devoted  to  reUgion,  to  the  arts 
and  sciences,  or  to  charitable  purposes,  historic  monu- 
ments, hospitals,  and  places  where  the  sick  or  womided 
are  collected,  on  condition  that  thev  are  not  used  at  the 
same  time  for  military  purposes. 

110.  It  is  the  duty  of  the  inhabitants  to  indicate  such 
monuments,  edifices,  or  places  by  visible  signs,  which 
shall  consist  of  large  stiff  rectangular  panels  divided 
diagonally  into  two  colored  triangular  portions,  the  upper 
portion  black,  the  lower  portion  white. 

MILITARY    EXIGENCY. 

111.  Unless  the  military  exigencies  will  not  permit  the 
commander  of  the  attacking  naval  force,  before  com- 
mencing the  bombardment,  must  do  his  utmost  to  warn 
the  authorities.  , 

PILLAGE    FORBIDDEN. 

112.  It  is  forbidden  to  give  over  to  pillage  a  town  or 
j)lace,  even  when  taken  by  assault. 


SECTION  XVI. 
GENEVA  CONVENTION. 

113.  Officers  wiU  be  governed  by  the  provisions  of  Con- 
vention III,  Hague,  1899,  and  Convention  X,  Hague, 
1907.  for  the  adaptation  to  maritime  warfare  of  the 
principles  of  the  Geneva  Convention. 

39 


APPENDIX  I. 
FORMS. 

FORM  No.  1. 

(Referred  to  in  art.  26.) 
DEOLARATIOX  OF  BLOCKADE. 

I  hereby  declare  that  at (give  hour  and  date)  the (give  exact  descrip- 
tion of  the  port  or  coast  blockaded,  with  limits)  is  placed  in  a  state  of  lilockade  by  a 
naval  force  under  my  command,  and  now  is  in  such  state. 

AH  measures  authorized  by  international  law  and  by  treaties  with  neutral  powers 
to  which  the  United  States  is  a  party  will  be  enforced  on  behalf  of  the  United  States 
against  vessels  which  may  attempt  to,  or  do,  violate  the  Ijlockade. 

Vessels  of  neutral  powers  which  are  in  the  blockaded  region  are  given  a  period  of 

grace  expiring  at (give  hour  and  date)  in  which  to  leave  the  blockaded  region. 

This  period  of  grace  is  gi-anted  only  on  the  express  condition  that  such  neutral  vessels 
in  leaving  the  blockaded  region  do  not  in  any  way  violate  the  law  of  nations. 

Given  on  board  the  U.  S.  S. ,  at     -         (give  locality), (give  hour  and 

date). 

(Signed)     (Name) , 

(Rank) ,  U.  S.  Navy, 

(Title  of  officer  declaring  blockade) . 


FORM  No.  2. 


(Referred  to  in  art.  26.) 
NOTIFICATION  OF  THE  DECLARATION  OF  BLOCKADE. 

(To  be  sent,  under  flag  of  truce,  to  the  local  authorities  of  the  blockaded  region.) 
(give  name,  rank,  and  title)  has  the  honor  to  inform  the  local  authori- 
ties of (the  blockaded  region),  by  means  of  this  notification,  that  the  blockade 

declared  is  now  in  effect.    Copies  of  the  notification  of  blockade  are  inclosed. 

The  local  authorities  of  the  blockaded  region  are  requested  to  notify  the  blockade 
immediately  to  foreign  diplomatic  and  consular  officers  within  the  blockaded  region,, 
and  to  furnish  each  of  them  with  a  copy  of  the  declaration. 

Given  on  board  the  U.  S.  S. this (give  hour  and  date). 

(Signed)     (Name) , 

(Rank) ,  U.  S.  Navy, 

(Title  of  officer  declaring  blockade) 


41 


42  MARITIME  WAEFAEE. 

FORM  No.  3. 

(Referred  to  in  arts.  28  and  30.) 

SPECIAL   NOTIFICATION   OF   THE   DECLARATION   OF    BLOCKADE    TO 

NEUTRAL  VESSEL. 

(To  be  written,  not  pasted,  in  the  log  of  the  neutral  vessel  and  also  upon  the  document 

fixing  her  nationality.) 

The (give  name,  nationality,  and  class  of  vessel,  as  steamer  or  sailing  vessel) 

has  this  day  been  visited  by  me  by  direction  of (give  name,  rank,  and  title 

of  commanding  officer  of  the  blockading  vessel),  and  her  master  has  been  notified 

of  the  existence  of  the  blockade  by  the  United  States  naval  forces  of (state 

region  and  limits  of  blockade)  and  has  been  furnished  with  a  copy  of  the  declaration 
of  blockade. 

Entered (give  hour,  date,  and  geographical  position  when  entry  is  made). 

(Signed)    (Name) , 

(Rank) ,  U.  S.  Navy, 

Boarding  Officer. 

(Signed)    (Name) , 

Master. 
Note. — ^The  master  should  also  sign. 


FORM  No.  4. 
(Referred  to  in  art.  41.) 
DECLARATION  OF  PROHIBITION  (RESTRICTION)  OF  RADIO   SERVICE. 
I,  the  undersigned,  de  hereby  declare  that  from o'clock  —  m.  on  the 


day  of ,  19 — ,  all  vessels  of  whatever  nationality  proWded  with  radio  appara- 
tus are  prohibited  from  using  the  same  apparatus  within  the  immediate  area  of  naval 

•operations  from to (or  within  the  area  of  the  sea  inside  the  circle  drawn 

with radius as  its  center)  for  the  following  purposes: 

(1) UMention  what  are  to  be  prohibited  or  restricted,  according  to  the  pro- 

(2) /    A-isions  of  article.) 

I  do  further  declare  that  the  vessels  which  knowingly  violate  this  prohibition 
{restriction)  shall  be  liable  to  capture. 

Given  on  board  U.  S.  S. ,  this day  of ,  19 — . 


Commander  in  Chief  of Squadron, 

(Commanding  JJ.  S.  S. .) 


MARITIME   WARFARE.  _  43 

FORM  No.  5. 
(Referred  to  in  art.  49.) 

ENTRY  CONCERNING  VISIT  (AND  SEARCH)  IN  LOG  OF  VISITED  VESSEL. 

(To  be  written,  not  pasted,  in  the  log.) 

The (give  name,  nationality,  and  class  of  vessel,  as  steamer  or  sailing  vessel) 

has  this  day  been  visited  by  me  at (give  hour  and  date),  by  direction  of 

(give  name,  rank,  and  title  of  commanding  officer  of  the  visiting  vessel).  I  have 
examined  the  ship's  papers  concerning  the  vessel  and  her  cargo,  ])roduced  by  the 
master,  which  were  found  by  me  to  be  regular  '  and  to  show  that  the  voyage  of  the 
vessel  is  lawful. 

The  circumstances  have  been  reported  to  the  said (give  name,  rank,  and  title 

of  commanding  officer  of  \isiting  vessel),  who  has  directed  that  the  vessel  be  allowed 
to  proceed  on  her  voyage;  or  (in  case  of  probable  cause  for  capture)  that  the  vessel  be 

detained  for  the  following  reason (state  reason,  whether  one  of  those  noted 

immediately  above,  or  any  other,  such  as  breach  of  blockade,  or  unneutral  service, 
or  great  deviation  from  direct  course,  or  any  reason  justifying  detention).  (Date  of 
entry  and  signature  follow.) 

The  vessel  is  accordingly  allowed  to  proceed  on  her  voyage,  by  direction  of  the  said 
(give  name,  rank,  and  title  of  commanding  officer  of  the  visiting  vessel). 

Entered (give  hour,  date,  and  geographical  position  when  entry  is  made). 

(Signed)     (Name) ■ , 

(Rank) ;  U.  S.  Navy, 

Boarding  Officer. 


FORM  No.  6. 

(Referred  to  in  art.  49.) 

ENTRY  OF  PRIZE  MASTER  IN  LOG  OF  PRIZE. 

(Entry  must  be  written,  not  pasted,  in  the  log.) 

By  direction  of (give  name,  rank,  and  title  of  commanding  officer  of  the 

visiting  (blockading)  vessel),  the •  (give  name,  nationality,  and  class  of  \-isited 

vessel,  as  steamer  or  saihng  vessel)  has  this  day  been  captured  for  ■ (state  reason, 

briefy)  and  has  been  placed  in  my  charge  as  prize  master,  mth  directions  to  take  her 
to  a  United  States  port  for  adjudication.    The  officers  and  crew  of  the  prize  crew  are 

as  follows,  namely, . 

Entered (give  hour,  date,  and  geographical  position  when  entry  is  made), 

(Signed)    (Name) , 

(Rank) • ,  U.  S.  Navj, 

Prize  Master. 

'  Or  to  be  irregular,  or  fraudulent,  or  defaoed,  or  incomplete,  or  in  part  destroyed,  or  in  part  concealed,  or 
to  show  the  presence  of  contraband,  or  to  be  apparently  regular  but,  owing  to  suspicions  having  been  aroused 
by  (state  reason),  a  search  appeared  to  me  to  be  warranted  and  was  made,  which  resulted  as  follows  (state 
re.sult). 


44  MARITIME    WAEFAEE. 

FORM  No.  7. 

(Referred  to  in  arts.  49  and  65.) 

ENTRY  IX  LOG  OF  VISITING  VESSEL  THAT  SAILED  WITHOUT  KNOWL- 
EDGE OF  THE  EXISTENCE  OF  WAR  OR  A  DECLARATION  OF  CON- 
TRABAND. 

(To  be  wi'itten,  not  pasted,  in  the  log.) 

The (give  name,  nationality,  and  class  of  vessel,  as  steamer  or  sailing  ves.sel) 

has  this  day  been  visited  by  me  at  — — — -  (give  hour  and  date)  by  direction  of 

(give  name,  rank,  and  title  of  commanding  officer  of  the  \-isiting  vessel).  I  have 
examined  the  ship's  papers  concerning  the  vessel  and  her  cargo,  produced  by  the 
master,  which  were  found  by  me  to  show  that  the  vessel  has  contraband  in  her  cargo. 
I  have  further  ascertained  that  the  vessel  sailed  without  knowledge  of  the  outbreak 
of  hostilities  (delaration  covering  the  contraband  goods). 

The  circumstances  have  been  reported  to  the  commanding  officer  of  the  IT.  S.  S. 

,  who  has  directed  the  detention  of  the  vessel. 

Entered (give  hour,  date,  and  geographical  position  when  entry  is  made). 

(Signed)     (Name)     , , 

(Rank) ,  U.  S.  Xavij, 

Boarding  Officer. 


FORM  No.  8. 

(Referred  to  in  arts.  64  and  S6.) 

CERTIFICATE  OF  DELIVERY  OF  CONTRABAND  CARGO  IN  ACCORDANCE 

WITH  TREATY  PROVISIONS. 

(In  duplicate.) 

The (.2ive  name,  nationality,  and  class  of  vessel,  as  steamer  or  .sailing  vessel) 

has  this  day  been  visited  by  me  at (give  hour  and  date)  by  direction  of ■ 

(give  name,  rank,  and  title  of  commanding  officer  of  the  visiting  vessel).  I  have 
examined  the  ship's  papers  concerning  the  vessel  and  her  cargo,  produced  by  the 
master,  which  were  found  by  me  to  be  regular  and  to  show  that  the  vessel  has  contra- 
band in  her  cargo. 

The  master  of  the  vessel  having  agreed  to  deliver  and  ha\'ing  delivered  the  contra- 
band, in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  treaty  of •,  (date)  between  the 

L'nited  States  and (country  to  which  vessel  belongs),  the  vessel  is  accordingly 

allowed  to  proceed  on  her  voyage,  by  direction  of  the  said  — • (give  name,  rank, 

and  title  of  commanding  officer  of  the  visiting  vessel). 

An  inventory  and  receipt  is  appended.     One  copy  of  this  certificate  with  appendix 

has  been  given  to  the  master  of  the ■  (give  name  of  visited  vessel). 

(Si^ned"^     (Name) ■ , 

(Rank) — ,  U.  S.  Namj, 

Boarding  Officer. 


Master. 
(hour  and  date  of  signature). 


MARITIME    WART  ARK.  45 

FORM  No.  9. 

(Referred  to  in  arts.  64  and  80.) 

INVP:XT0RV  AXD  RFX  EIPT  for  ("UXTRABAXD  goods  DELIVERKIj  IX 
ACCORDAXCE  WITH  TREATY  PROVLSIOXS  BY  A  XEUTRAL  VESSEL, 
WlTETiniR  OR  XOT  AWARE  OF  THE  EXISTEXCE  OF  WAR  OR  OF  A 
DECLARATIOX  COVERIXO  COXTRABAXD. 

Copy  of  P.vrt.s  of  Shii>'.s  Pai'eus  Covering  Sltcii  CoNKT.\ii.\.N'u  Cai;go. 

(Ill  duplicate,  to  be  appended  to  Form  Xo.  8.) 

INVENTORY. 

(Give  full  description  of  contraband  articles.) 


COPY    OF    .'illlP  S    PAPER.S    COVERI.Vf;    CONTRABAND    CAItfiO. 


The  undersigned,  on  behalf  of  the  United  States,  acknowledges  the  receipt  of  the 
contral>and  goods  listed  in  the  inventory  above. 

(Signed)     (Xame)    —— . 

(Rank) ,  U.  S.  Navy, 

Commanding  {Boarding)  Officer. 

The  undersigned  certifies  to  the  delivery  of  the  contraband  goods  inventoried  above, 
and  that  these  are  the  only  goods  in  the  cargo  known  to  him  to  be  contraband  by  the 
declarations  on  the  subject  of  contraband  issued  by  the  United  States;  and  he  further 
certifies  that  the  .copy  of  the  sliip's  papers  covering  contraband  goods  is  correct  and 
gives  all  the  knowledge  concerning  the  contraband  goods  that  the  ship's  papers 
contain. 

,  (Signed)     (Name) . 

Master. 

(give  hour,  date,  and  geographical  position  when  signed). 


46  MARITIME    WARFARE. 

FORM  No.  10. 

(Referred  to  in  arts.  64  and  86.) 

CERTIFICATE  OF  IMPRACTICABILITY  OF  DELIVERY  OF  CONTRABAND 
CARGO  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  TREATY  PROVISIONS. 

(In  duplicate.) 

The (give  name,  nationality,  and  class  of  vessel,  as  steamer  or  sailing  vessel) 

has  this  day  been  Aisited  by  me  at (give  hour  and  date)  by  direction  of 

(give  name,  rank,  and  title  of  commanding  officer  of  the  \'isiting  vessel).  I  have 
examined  the  ship's  papers  concerning  the  vessel  and  her  cargo,  produced  by  the 
master,  which  were  found  by  me  to  be  regular  and  to  show  that  the  vessel  has  contra- 
band in  her  cargo. 

The  master  of  the  vessel  ha\'ing  agreed  to  deliver  the  contraband,  in  accordance  with 

the  provisions  of  the  treaty  of (date)  between  the  Ignited  Statts  and  

(country  to  which  vessel  belongs),  such  delivery  being  impracticable  on  account  of 
(state  reasons,  such  as  bulk  of  cargo,  or  bad  weather,  or  impossibility  of  re- 
maining long  enough  to  have  the  cargo  delivered),  the  vessel  is,  by  direction  of  the 

said  (give  name,  rank,  and  title  of  commanding  officer  of  visiting  vessel)^ 

detained  and  sent  into  port  for  adjudication. 

(Signed)     (Name) , 

(Rank) ,  [/,  S.  Navy. 

(Signed) , 


Master. 


(hour  and  date  of  signature). 


FORM  No.  11. 

(Referred  to  in  art.  f'O.) 

ENGAGEMENT  OF  NEUTRAL  CAPTAIN  OR  OFFICER  OF  A  CAPTURED 
ENEMY  MERCHANT  SHIP  NOT  TO  SERVE  QN  AN  ENEMY  SHIP  DURING 

THE  WAR. 

(In  triplicate.) 

I,  a  national  of (name  of  neutral  state),  solemnly  promise  not  to  serve,  while 

the  war  lasts,  on  board  any  ship  whose  nationality  is  that  of  an  enemy  of  the  United 
States. 
I  acknowledge  that  it  is  upon  condition  of  this  formal  promise  that  I  am  not  held 

as  a  prisoner  of  war,  although  I  have  been  serving  on  board  the (name  of  vessel)^ 

a  merchant  ship  of (name  of  enemy  country). 

Done  this day  of ,  19 — ,  on  board  the (name  of  vessel),  at  sea, 

in ('give  geographical  position). 

(Signed)     (Name) , 

(Designation  of  title,  as  captain,  first  officer,  or  otherwise) . 

"Witness: 

(Name) , 

(Rank) .  U.  S.  Navy. 


MARITIME   WARFARE.  47 

FORM  No.  12. 

(Referred  to  in  art.  106.) 

REPORT  AS  TO  THE  DESTRUCTION  OF  A  PRIVATE  VESSEL. 

On  the day  of 19 — ,  at o'clock  —  m.,  in  latitude longi- 
tude   ,  the  undersigned ,  holding  the  rank  of in  the  United  States 

Navy  and  belonging  to  U.  S.  S. ,  came  upon  the of nationality, 

and  after  being  assured  that  the  persons  on  board  the were  removed  to  a  safe 

place  and  after  the  papers  of  the were  brought  on  board  the  U.  S.  S. 

proceeded  to  destroy  the for  the  following  reasons:  . 

(Signed)     (Name) , 


(Rank) ,  U.  S.  Navy. 

(Signed) , 

Master. 
(hour  and  date  of  signature). 


APPENDIX  II. 

SHIP'S  PAPERS,  AMERICAN. 

No.  1.  Certificate  of  registry. 

No.  2.  Consolidated  certificate  of  enrollment  and  license. 

No.  3.  License  of  vessel  under  twenty  tons. 

No.  4.  License  of  yacht  nnder  twenty  tons. 

No.  5.  Consolidated  certificate  of  enrollment  and  yacht  license. 

No.  6.  Shipping  articles. 

No.  7.  Crew  list. 

No.  8.  List  of  passengers. 

No.  9.  Ontward  foreign  manifest. 

No.  10.  Coasting  manifest. 

No.  11.  Clearance  of  vessel  to  a  foreign  port. 

No.  12.  Port  sanitary  statement. 

No.  13.  Canal  Zone — Original  bill  of  health. 

No.  14.  Canal  Zone— Supplemental  bill  of  health. 

No.  15.  Radio  permit. 

No.  16.  Permit  to  proceed  coastwise  to  lade  for  a  foreign  port. 

No.  17.  Permit  allowing  vessel  to  proceed  to  another  district  with  her  merchandise 
designated  for  such  district  under  section  2779,  Rev.  Stat. 

No.  IS.  Permit  allowing  vessel  to  proceed  to  another  port  with  residue  of  cargo  imder 
original  manifest. 

No.  19.  Certificate  on  vessel  proceeding  imder  section  2779,  R.  S.,  to  another  district 
to  discharge  cargo. 
48 


MARITIME   WARFARE.  49 

No.  1. 

(Cat.  No.  1205.) 

Insert  "permanent"  or  "temporary" .  Official  Xo. . 

Register  No. .  Letters . 

The  U.vited  States  of  Amkiuca. 
dkrautmext  ok  ("ommeuce — buije.\u  of  navifi ation. 

Rebiiilt  at ,  1 — .  .Measured  ■ ,  ]— . 

Remeasured ,  1 — .  Number  of  crew, . 

CERTIFICATE  OF  REGISTRY. 

In  pursuance  of  Chapter  One,  Title  XLVIII,  "Reyulalion  of  Comnierce  and  Naviga- 
tion," RevnEed  tStatutes  of  the  L'nited  States, 

* having  taken  and  subscribed  the  oath  ^ required  by  law, 

and  having  sworn  •'  that  *  ,  the  only  oAvner —  of  the  vessel  called 

th(*  ,  of  ,  whereof is  at  present  niaster, 

[Seal  of  the  Dcpartiuent  and  is  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  and  that  the  said 

of  Commerce.]      vessel  was  built  in  the  year  1 ,   at ,  of  *  , 

as  appears  by  " ,  and  " having  certified   that 

the  said  vessel  is  a ;  that  she  has deck — , mast — ,  a • 

head,  and  a stem;  that  her  register  length  is nr  f^et,  her  register 

breadth ny  ^et,  her  register  depth yts  f^et,  her  height rs 

^    feet;  that  she  measures  as  follows: 

"g                                                                                                                                    Tons.            tooths. 
Capacity  under  tonnage  deck  ** 


o 


C9 

V     Capacity  between  decks  above  tonnage  deck 

Z     Capacity    of   inclosures   on   the    upper   deck,    vi/.,^    fore 


castle ;  bridge ;  poop ;  break 


g        houses — round  ,  side  ,  chart  ,  radio 

w        ;  excess  hatchwavs  ;    light  and  air  spaces 

E         

B  

o 
o 

°  Gross  tonnage 

*^ 

a  Deductions  under  section  4153,  RoA-ised  Statutes,  as 

—  amended: 

Crew  space, ;  master's  cabin, 

Steering  gear,  ;    anchor  gear,  ;    boatswain's 

stores 

Chart  house,  ;     donkey  engine  and  boiler,  ; 


radio  house. 


I  Insert  name  and  address  of  person  by  whom  oath  or  affirmation  was  made. 

*  Substitute  "affirmation"  when  necessary. 
'  Substitute  "affirmed"  when  necessary. 

*  If  there  is  only  one  owner,  write  "he"  or  ".she;"  if  more  than  one  owner,  write  "he  (or  she)  owning" 
and  the  part  owned,  "together  with"  followed  by  the  names  of  other  owners,  their  shares  and  addresses. 

5  Write  "wood,"  "iron,"  "steel,"  or  as  required. 

"Citesurrenderedmarinedocument  or  write  "certificate  of ,  builder — ,"  if  first  document  of  a  new 

vessel. 

'  Write  "said  register,"  "said  enrollment,"  or  "said  license."  In  the  first  document  of  a  new  vessel,  give 
the  name  and  title  of  the  measurer. 

8  Name  and  give  tonnage  of  each  compartment  in  double  bottom  and  of  each  peak  tank  used  other  thaa 
for  water  ballast  which  is  included  herein. 

9  Carry  total  of  all  inclosures  to  spaces  at  end  of  next  line. 

106995—17 4 


60 


MARITIME   WAEFAKE. 


Storage  of  sails, 


propelling  power  (actual  space ' 


-)■ 


Total  deductions. 


Net  tonnage 

The  follovdng  described  spaces,  and  no  others,  have  been  omitted,  \iz:  ^ 

-;  and  the  said  ^ having  agreed  to  the  description  and  admeasurement 


above  specified,  according  to  law,  said  vessel  has  been  duly  registered  at  this  port. 

Given  under  my  hand  and  seal,  at  the  port  of ,  this day  of  ■ 

in  the  year  one  thousand  nine  himdred  and . 

[Place  for  seal    • ,  [Place  for  seal , 


of  naval  officer.] 


Xaval  Officer. 


(Cat.  Xo.  1265.) 

DEPARTMENT  OF  COMMERCE- 
NAVIGATION. 


-BUREAU   OF 


(Permanent  or  temporary.) 
CERTIFICATE    OF   REGISTRY. 


No. 


of  the 


of 


,  called  the 

gross,    net, 


issued  at  the   port  of 

191—. 
Where  surrendered:  — 
When  surrendered:  — 
Why  surrendered : 


of  collector.]     Collector  of  Customs. 


INDORSEMENTS    OF    CHANGE    OF    MASTER. 


Port  of 


-,  191- 


,  having  taken  the  oath  required 

by   law,    is   at   present    master   of   the 

within-named  vessel,  in  lieu  of , 

late  master. 


Collector  of  Customs. 


Collector  of  Customs. 

1  Insert  tonnage  representing  actual  machinery  space  used  in  ascertaining  propelling  power. 
'  Name  and  give  tonnage  of  each  space  exempted. 

» In  the  first  dociunent  of  a  new  vessel,  give  the  name  of  the  person  countersigning  certificate  of  meas- 
mement. 


MARITIME   WARFAEE.  51 

No.   2. 

(Cat.  No.  1271.) 

(Permanent  or  temporary) .  Official  No. . 

Certificate  No. .  Letters . 

The  United  States  of  America. 

depart.ment  of  commerce — bureau  of  navigation'. 

Rebuilt  at in  19 — .  Measured  at ,  19 — . 

Ilcmeasured  at ,  19 — .  Number  of  crew . 

CONSOLIDATED  CERTIFICATE  OF  ENROLLMENT  AND  LICENSE. 
(Sections  4319  and  4321,  Rev.  Stats.,  and  a?t  of  April  21,  1906.) 

In  couforinity  to  title  L,  "Regulation  of  vesselsin  domestic  commerce, "  of  the  Revised 

Statutes  of  the  United  States. 

' having  taken  and  subscribed  the  oath  ^ required  by  law,  and  having 

sworn  ^ that  * citizen  of  the  United  States  and  the  sole  owner    of  the 

vessel  called  the  * ■  (home  of  vessel^,  of (home  port),  and  that  the  said 

vessel  was  built  in  the  year  1 .  at ,  of  ^ ,  as  appears  by  ' , 

and  * lia\dng  certified  that  the  said  vessel  is  a  ®  — '- — ;  that  she  has 

deck — , mast — ,  a—  head,  and  a —  stern;  that  her  register  length  is 

feet,   her  register  breadth feet,   her  register  depth feet,  her 

height feet;  that  she  measures  as  follows: 

Tons.  lOOths. 

Capacity  under  tonnage  deck  '° 

Capacity  between  decks  above  tonnage  deck 

Capacity  of  inclosures  on  the  upper  deck,  \az,  "  forecastle, ; 

bridge,  ;  poop.  ;  break;  ;  houses,   round 

,  side ,  chart ,  radio '■ — ;  excess  hatch- 
ways,   ;  light  and  air  spaces, 

Gross  tonnage 

Deductions  under  section  4153,  Re\'ised  Statutes,  as  amended: 

Crew  space, ;  master's  cabin, 

Steeringgear, ;anchorgear, ;  boatswain's  stores, 

•  Insert  name  and  address  of  person  by  whom  oath  or  affirmation  was  made. 
2  Substitute  •'affirmation"  when  necessary. 

«  Substitute  "affirmed"  when  necessary. 

*  If  there  is  only  one  owner,  write  "he"  or  "she";  if  more  than  one  owner,  write  "he  (or  she)  owning" 
and  the  p:irt  owned,  "together  with"  followed  by  the  names  of  other  owners,  tlieir  shares,  and  addresses; 
if  incorporated  company  is  sole  owiier  or  part  owner,  write  after  the  corporate  name  "incorporated  under 
the  laws  of  the  of  State  — — ." 

'  Write  the  name  exactly  as  marked  on  the  vessel. 

«  Write  "wood,"  "iron,"  "steel,"  or  as  required. 

'  Cite  surrendered  marine  document  or  wTite  "certificate  of ,  builder    ,"  if  first  document  of  a  new 

vessel. 

8  Write  "said  register,"  "said  enrollemnt,"  or  "said  license."  In  the  first  document  of  anew  vessel 
give  the  name  and  title  of  the  measurer. 

'  For  a  steam  or  gasoline  vessel  write  "steam  (or  gas)  sid^^vheel,"  "steam  (or  gas)  stern-wheel,"  "steam 
(or  gas)  screw,"  as  case  may  be. 

'0  Name  and  give  tonnage  of  each  compartment  in  double  bottom  and  of  each  peak  tank  used  other  than 
for  water  ballast  which  is  included  herein. 

•1  Carry  total  of  all  inclosures  to  spaces  at  end  of  ne.\t  line. 


52 

Chart  house, 
house, 


Storage  of  sails, 


MARITIME    WAEFARE. 

donkey  engine  and  boiler,  ;  radio 

-,  propelling  power  (actual  space  ^ ), 


Total  deductions. 


Net  tonnage 

The  following-described  spaces,  and  no  others,  have  been  omitted,  \-iz,- . 

And  ^ having  agreed  to  the  description  and  measurement  above  specified, 

the  said  vessel  has  been  duly  enrolled  at  this  port. 


LICENSE. 

And  ,  the  master,  having  sworn  that  he  is  a  citizen  of  the  United  States, 

that  this  license  shall  not  be  used  for  any  other  vessel,  or  for  any  other  employment 
than  is  herein  specified,  or  in  any  trade  or  business  whereby  the  revenue  of  the  United 
States  may  be  defrauded: 

License  is  hereby  granted  for  the  said  vessel  to  be  employed  in  carrying  on  the 

(coasting  trade,  cod  fishery,  or  mackerel  fishery)  for  one  year  from  the  date  hereof, 
and  no  longer. 

Given  under  my  hand  and  seal  at  the  port  of  — ,  district  of ,  this 

day  of ,  in  the  year  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and -. 


Naval  Officer. 

(Cat.  No.  1271.) 

Department    of    Commerce — Bureau 
of  n.^vig.^.tion. 


(Permanent  or  temporary.) 

Consolidated  Enrollment  and 
License. 

For  the . 


(Insert  "Coasting  trade"  or  "Fisheries.") 

No.  ,  of  the  ,  called  the 

,    of    ,    gross,    net, 

issued    at    the   port   of   ,    , 

191—. 

Where  surrendered, . 

When  surrendered, . 

Why  surrendered, . 


Collector  of  Customs. 


indorsement  of  renewal. 

Renewal  No.  1. 

Port  of  ■ . 

The  within-described  license  is  hereby 

renewed  for  one  year  from ,  191 — . 

[seal.] , 

Collector  of  Customs. 

[seal.] , 

Naval  Officer. 
Upon    expiration    of   renewal    No.    11 
issue  a  new  marine  paper. 

INnOKSEMENTS    OF    CHANGE    OF    MASTER. 

Port  of ,  — ■ •,  191—. 

,  having  taken  the  oath  required 


by  law,  is  at  present  master  of  the  within- 
named    vessel,    in  lieu   of ,    late 

master. 


Collector  of  Customs.  Collector  of  Customs. 

'  Insert  tonnage  ropresentin?  actual  machinery  space  used  in  aseertainmg  propelling  power. 
*  Name  and  give  tonnage  of  each  space  exempted. 

'  la  the  first  document  of  a  new  vessel,  give  the  name  of  tlie  person  countersigning  certificate  of  meas- 
urement. 


:\rAitm.M!:  waiuaiie.  53 

No.   3. 

(Cat.  So.  128J.) 

Permanent  or  temp  )rary .  Oliicial  No. . 

Licen.se  No. .  Letters , 


Tm:  United  St.vfes  op  Americ.\. 

DEPARTMENT   Ol'  CO.MM  EltCE — BUI{E.\U    OF   N.WIGATION. 

Rebuilt  at in  19—.  Measured  at ,  19 — 

Ilemeasured  at ,  19—.  Number  of  crew . 

LICENSE  OE  VESSEL  UNDER  TWENTY  TONS. 
(Se:\s.  4321,  4321,  and  4324,  Rev.  Stats.,  Act  of  April  24,  19 X,,  an.]  Arts.  .U  and  34,  Customs  Regs,  of  1908.  ) 

In  conformity  to  title  L,  ''  Rc'i,nilati()n  of  vessels  in  domestic  commerce,"  of  the  Revised 

Statutes  of  the  United  States. 

' ,  having  taken  and  sul)scribed  the  oath  ■^ requirt-d  by  law,  and 

havin^r  sworn  ' that  * ritizon     of  the  United  States  and  the  sole  owner    of 

the  ve.ssel  called  the  » (name  of  vessel ),  of (home  port),  whereof ,  a 

citizen  of  the  United  States,  is  master,  and  that  the  said  vessel  wa.s  built  in  the  year 

1 ,  at ,  of  " ,  as  appears  by  ^ ,  and  ^ having  certified  that 

the  said  vessel  is  a  " ;  that  she  has deck — , mast — ,  a head 

and  a  stern;  that  her  register  length  is  j-g  feet,  her  register  breadth 

Tff  ^set,  her  register  depth  r^  feet. 

Tons.  lOOths. 

Capacity  under  tonnage  deck 

Capacity  between  decks  above  tonnage  deck 

Capacity  of  inclosuros  on  the  upper  deck,  viz, 


Grass  tonnage. 


Deduction.s  under  section  4153,  Revised  Statutes,  as  amended 
by  act  of  March  2,  1895: 

Crew  space, ;  master's  cabin, 

Steering  gear, ;  anchor  gear, — ;  boatswain's  stores, . 

Chart  house;  donkey  engine  and  Iwiler,  

Storage  of  sails, ;  propelling  power, 


Total  deductions. 


Net  tonnage. 


'  Insert  name  and  address  of  person  by  whom  oath  or  affirmation  was  made. 

*  Substitute  "affirmation"  when  necessary. 
»  Suh.stitute  "affirmed"  when  necessary. 

*  If  there  is  only  one  owner,  write  "he"  or  "she:"  if  more  than  one  owner,  write  "he  (or  she)  owning" 
and  the  part  owned,  "together  with,"  followed  by  the  names  of  other  owners,  their  shares  and  addresses. 

5  Write  the  name  exactly  as  marked  on  the  vessel. 
«  Write  "wood,"'  "iron,"  "steel,"  or  as  required. 

'  Cite  surrendered  marme  document  or  write  "certificate  of ,  builder—,"  if  first  document  of  a  new 

vessel. 

8  Write  "said  register,"  "said  enrollment,"  or  "said  license."    In  the  first  document  of  a  new  vessel, 
give  the  name  and  title  of  the  measurer. 

9  For  asteimorgasaline  vessel,  write  "steam  (or  gas)  side-whell,"  "steam  (or  gas)  stern- wheel,"  "steam 
(or  gas)  screw,"  as  rase  may  be. 


54 


MARITIME    WAKFAKE. 


The  following-described  spaces,  and  no  others,  have  been  omitted,  viz. . 

Proof  being  had  of  her  admeasurement,  she  shall  not  be  employed  in  any  trade, 
while  this  license  shall  continue  in  force,  whereby  the  revenue  of  the  United  States 
shall  be  defrauded,  and  said  master  having  also  sworn  that  this  license  shall  not  be 
used  for  any  other  vessel,  or  for  any  other  employment  than  is  herein  specified: 

License  is  hereby  granted  for  the  said  vessel  to  be  employed  in  carrying  on  the 
^ for  one  year  from  the  date  hereof,  and  no  longer. 

Given  under  my  hand  and  seal  at  the  port  of ,  district  of ,  this 


day  of 


-,  in  the  year  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and 


-,  Naval  Officer. 


(Cat.  No.  12S5.) 

DEPARTMENT  OF  COMMERCE — BUREAU   OF 
NAVIGATION'. 


(Permanent  or  temporary.) 

LICENSE  OF  Vessel  Under  Twenty 
Tons. 

For  the 


(Insert  "coasting  trade"  or  "fisheries.") 


No. 


of  the 


-,of 


at  the  port  of ,  - 

Where  surrendered: 
When  surrendered :  ■ 
Why  surrendered:  — 


-,  called  the 
—  net,  issued 
,  191—. 


Collector  of  Citstoins. 


Collector  of  Custoiyis. 


indorsement  of  renewal. 

Renewal  Xo.  1. 

Port  of . 

The  within-described  license  is  hereby 

renewed  for  one  year  from ,  191 — . 

[seal.] , 


[seal.] 


Collector  of  Customs. 


Naval  Officer. 


Upon  expiration  of  renewal  No.   11, 
issue  a  new  marine  paper. 

indorsement   of   change   of   master. 


Port  of 


-,  191—. 


,  having  taken  the  oath  required 

by  law,  is  at  present  master  of  the  within- 
named   vessel,    in   lieu   of  ,   late 

master. 


Collector  of  Customs. 


>  Write  "coasting  trade,"  "cod  fishery,"  or  "mackerel  fishery. 


MARITIME   WARFARE.  55 

No.   4. 

(Cat.  No.  12S3.) 

Permanent  or  temporary) .  Official  No. . 

Yacht  license  No. .  Letters . 


The  United  States  of  Americ.v. 

department  op  commerce — bureau  of  navigation. 

Rebuilt  at in  19 — .  Mea.sured  at ,  19 — . 

Remeasured  at ,  19 — .  Number  of  crew . 

LICENSE  OF  YACHT  UNDER  TWENTY  TONS. 

(Actof  April  24, 1906.) 

In  conformity  to  chapter  two,  Title  XLVIII,  "Regulation  of  commerce  and  naviga- 
tion," of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  the  United  States,  and  to  "An  act  to  amend 
sections  4214  and  4218  of  the  Revised  Statutes  relating  to  yachts,"  approved 
August  20,  1912. 

1 having  taken  and  subscribed  the  oath  ^ required  by  law,  and  hav- 
ing sworn  ^ that  ■• citizen    of  the  United  States  and  the  sole  owner    of 

the  vessel  called  the  ^ (name  of  vessel),  of (home  port),  and  that  the  said 

vessel  was  built  in  the  year  1 ,  at ,  of  * ,  as  appears  by  " and 

8 having  certified  that  the  said  vessel  is  a  " ;  that  she  has deck — , 

mast — ,  a head,  and  a stern;  that  her  register  length  is xu 

feet,  her  register  breadth t^  feet,  her  register  depth ^js  fe^t. 

Tons.  lOOths. 

Capacity  under  tonnage  deck  ^° 

Capacity  between  decks  above  tonnage  deck 

Capacity  of  inclosures  on  the  upper  deck,  viz,  "  forecastle, ; 

bridge,  ;  poop,  ;  break,  ;  houses,  round, 

,  side, ,  chart, ,  radio, ;  excess  hatch- 
ways,   ;  light  and  air  spaces, 

Gross  tonnage 


'  Insert  name  and  address  of  person  by  whom  oath  or  aflirmation  was  made. 
»  Substitute  "aflirmation"  when  necessarj'. 
» Substitute  "affirmed"  when  necessary. 

*  If  there  is  only  one  owner,  write  "he"  or  "she";  if  more  than  one  owner,  write  "he  (or  she)  owning" 
and  the  part  owned,  "together  with"  followed  by  the  names  of  other  owners,  their  shares  and  addresses: 
if  incorporated  company  is  sole  owner,  or  part  owner,  write  after  the  corporate  name  "incorporated  under 
the  laws  of  the  State  of ." 

6  Write  the  name  exactly  as  marked  on  the  vessel. 

•  Write  "wood,"  "iron,"  or  "steel,"  or  as  required. 

'  Cite  surrendered  marine  document  or  write  "certificate  of ,  builder    ,"  if  first  document  of  a 

new  vessel. 

9  Write  "said  register,"  "said  enrollment,"  or  "said  license."  In  the  first  document  of  a  new  vessel 
give  the  name  and  title  of  the  measurer. 

'  For  a  steam  or  gasoline  vessel  write  "steam  (or  gas)  side-wheel,"  "steam  (or  gas)  stem-wheel,"  "steam 
(or  gas)  screw,"  as  case  may  be. 

in  Name  and  give  tonnage  of  each  compartment  in  double  bottom  and  of  each  peak  tank  used  other 
than  for  water  ballast  wliich  is  included  herein. 

"  Carry  total  of  all  inclosures  to  spaces  at  end  of  next  line. 


56 


MAEITIME   WARFARE. 


Deductions  under  section  4153,  Revised  Statutes,  as  amended: 
Crew  space, ;  master's  cabin, 


Steering  gear,  • ;  anchor  gear, ;  boatswain's  stores, ... 

Chart    house, ;    donkey   engine   and  boiler, ;  radio 

house, 


Storage  of  sails, 


-;  propelling  power  (actual  space  ^ 


Total  deductions. 


Net  tonnage 

The  following-described  spaces,  and  no  others,  have  been  omitted,  viz,- . 

And  ^ ,  the  master,  haAdng  sworn  that  he  is  a  citizen  of  the  United  States, 

that  this  vessel,  used  and  employed  exclusively  as  a  pleasure  vessel,  and  designed  as 
a  model  of  naval  architecture,  shall  not,  while  this  license  continues  in  force,  trans- 
port merchandise  or  carry  passengers  for  pay,  or  engage  in  any  unlawful  trade,  nor  in 
any  way  \'iolate  the  revenue  laws  of  the  United  States,  and  shall  comply  with  the 
laws  in  all  other  respects: 

License  is  hereby  granted  for  the  said  yacht  to  proceed  from  port  to  port  in  the 
United  States  without  entering  or  clearing  at  the  customhouse,  and  to  foreign  ports 
without  clearing  in  the  United  States.  This  license  will  continue  and  be  in  force 
for  one  year  from  the  date  hereof,  or  until  the  return  of  the  said  yacht  from  a  foreign 
port  (when  she  shall  be  entered  at  the  customhouse),  and  no  longer. 

Given  imder  my  hand  and  seal  at  the  port  of ,  district  of •,  this 

day  of ,  in  the  year  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and . 


Naval  Officer. 

(Cat.  No.  12S8.) 

DEPAUTMEXT   OF  COMMERCE — BUREAU   OF 
NAVIGATION. 


(Permanent  or  temporary.) 

License  of  Yacht  Under  Twenty  Tons. 
For  jileasure. 


Xo. 


-,  of  the  - 
gross, 


,  of 

at  the  port  of , 

Where  surrendered : 
AMien  surrendered: 
Why  surrendered:  - 


called  the 
net,  issued 


-,  191- 


Collcctor  of  Customs. 


indorsements  of  renewal. 

Renewal  Xo.  1. 

Port  of  — . 

The  within-described  yacht  license  is 

hereby  renewed  for  one  year  from , 

191—. 

[seal] , 


[seal] 


Collector  of  Customs. 


Naval  Officer. 


Upon  expiration  of  llenewal   No.   11, 
issue  a  new  marine  paper. 

indorsements  of  chan(je  of  master. 


Collector  of  Customs. 


Port  of 


-,  191- 


,  having  taken  the  oath  required 

by  law,  is  at  present  master  of  the  within- 
named  vessel,  in  Himi  of ,  late  mas- 
ter. 


Collector  of  Customs. 

1  Insert  tonnage  ropresentini;  a''tiial  maMiincry  space  used  in  ascertaining  propelling  power. 
»  Name  and  give  tonnage  of  eaeli  space  exempted. 

'  In  the  first  document  of  a  new  vessel,  give  the  name  of  the  person  countersigning  certificate  of  measure- 
ment. 


MAT:TTT:\rK    WARFARE.  57 

No.   .>. 

(Cat.  No.  1290.) 

(Permanent  or  temporary) .  Official  No. . 

Certificate  No. .    The  United  St.\te.s  of  America.  Letters . 


DEPARTMENT   OF  COMMERCE — BUREAU    OF   NAVIOATION. 

Rebuilt  at in  19 — .  Mea-sured  at ,  19 — . 

Remea-sured  at ,  19 — .  Number  of  crew . 

CONSOLIDATED  CERTIFICATE  OF  ENROLLMENT  AND  YACHT  LICENSE. 

(Section  4319,  Rev.  Stats.,  and  act  of  Apr.  21,  1900.) 

In  conformity  to  title  L,  "Regulation  of  vessels  in  domestic  commerce,"  and  chapter 
two,  title  XLVIII,  "Regulation  of  commerce  and  navigation,"  of  the  Revised 
Statutes  of  the  United  Statc'.«,  and  to  "An  act  to  amend  soction.s  4214  and  4218  of 
the  Revised  Statutes  relating  to  yachte,"  approved  August  20,  1912. 
*  — having  taken  and  subscribed  the  oath required  by  law,  and  hav- 
ing sworn  * that  ■• citizen  of  the  United  States  and  the  sole  owner  of 

the  vessel  called  the  ^  — ■ — ■ —  (name  of  vessel),  of (home  port),  and  that  the 

said  vessel  was  built  in  the  year  1 ,  at ,  of  * ,  as  appears  by  '' , 

and  ^ having  certified  that  the  said  vessel  is  a  " ;  that  she  has 

deck-,  mast-,  a head,  and  a stern;  that  her  register  length  is 

ijs  feet,  her  register  breadth ^^^  feet,  her  register  depth j-j  feet,  her 

height nf  ^^^et;  that  she  measures  as  follows: 

Tons.  lOOths. 

Capacity  under  tonnage  deck 

Capacityx  between  decks  above  tonnage  deck 

Capacity  of  inclosures  on  the  upper  deck,  viz, 


Gross  tonnage. 


Deductions  under  section  4153,  Revised  Statutes,  as  amended 
by  act  of  March  2,  1895: 

Crew  space, ;  master's  cabin, 

Steering  gear, ;  anchor  gear, ;  boatswain's  stores,— 

Chart  house, ;  donkey  engine  and  boiler, 

Storage  of  sails, ;  propelling  power, 


Total  deductions. 
Net  tonnage 


1  Insert  name  and  address  of  person  by  whom  oath  or  affirmation  was  made. 

2  Substitute  "affirmation"  when  necessary. 

3  Substitute  "affirmed"  when  necessary. 

*  If  there  is  only  one  o«Tier,  write  "he"  or  "she;"  if  more  than  one  owner,  write  "he  (or  she)  owTiing" 
and  the  part  owned,  "together  with"  followed  by  the  names  of  other  owners,  their  shares  and  addresses; 
if  incorporated  company  is  sole  o^vner,  or  part  owner,  write  after  the  corporate  name,  "incorporated  under 
the  laws  of  the  State  of ." 

i  Write  the  name  exactly  as  marked  on  the  vessel. 

*  Write  "wood,"  "iron,"  "steel,"  or  as  required. 

'  Cite  surrendered  marine  document  or  write  "certificate  of ,  builder  ,"  ii  first  document  of  a  new 

vessel. 

8  Write  "said  register,"  "said  enrollment,"  or  "said  license."  In  the  first  document  of  a  new  vessel, 
give  the  name  and  title  of  the  measurer. 

0  For  a  steam  or  gasoline  vessel,  write  "steam  (or  gas)  side-wheel,"  "  steam  (or  gas)  stern-wheel,"  "steam. 
(or  gas)  sjrew,"  as  case  may  be. 


58 


MARITIME    WARFAEE. 


The  following-described  spaces,  and  no  others,  have  been  omitted,  viz, . 

And  ^ ,  ha\dng  agreed  to  the  description  and  measurement  above  specified, 

the  said  vessel  has  been  duly  enrolled  at  this  port. 

And ,  the  master,  having  sworn  that  he  is  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  that 

this  vessel,  used  and  employed  exclusively  as  a  pleasure  vessel,  and  designed  as  a 
model  of  naval  architecture,  shall  not,  while  this  license  continues  in  force,  transport 
merchandise  or  carry  passengers  for  pay,  or  engage  in  any  unlawful  trade,  nor  in  any 
•way  ^dolate  the  revenue  laws  of  the  United  States,  and  shall  comply  with  the  laws  in 
all  other  respects. 

License  is  hereby  granted  for  the  said  yacht  to  j^roceed  from  port  to  port  in  the 
United  States  without  entering  or  clearing  at  the  customhouse,  and  to  foreign  ports 
without  clearing  in  the  United  States.  Tliis  license  will  continue  and  be  in  force  for 
■one  year  from  the  date  hereof,  or  until  the  return  of  the  said  yacht  from  a  foreign  port 
(when  she  shall  be  entered  at  the  customhouse),  and  no  longer. 

Given  under  my  hand  and  seal  at  the  port  of ,  district  of ,  this 

•day  of ,  in  the  year  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and . 


-,  Naval  Officer. 


Collector  of  Customs. 


(Cat.  \o.  1290.) 

•DEPARTMENT  OP  COMMERCE— BURE.VU   OF 
NAVIGATION. 


(Permanent  or  temporary.) 
■CONSOLIDATEI)  ENROLLMENT  AND  YaCHT 

License. 
for  pleasure. 

No.  ,  of  the  ,  called  the 

,  of gross, net,  issued 

— , .  191—. 


at  the  port  of ,  ■ 

Where  surrendered: 
When  surrendered: 
Why  surrendered:  - 


Collector  of  Customs. 


INDORSEMENT   OF   RENEWAL. 

Renewal  No.  1. 

Port  of . 

The  witliin-described  yacht  license  is 

hereby  renewed  for  one  year  from , 

191—. 

[seal] , 

Collector  of  Customs. 

[seal] , 

Naval  Officer. 

Upon  expiration  of  renewal   No.   11, 
issue  a  new  marine  paper. 

INDORSEMENTS    OP   CHANGE    OF    MASTE  E. 

Port , ,  191—. 

,  ha-\-ing  taken  the  oath  required 


by  law,  is  at  present  master  of  the  witliin- 

named    vessel,   in   Ueu   of  ,    late 

master. 


Collector  of  Customs. 
'  la  the  first  document  of  a  new  vessel,  give  the  name  of  the  person  countersigning  certificate  of  measiire- 


-ment. 


MARITIME    WARFARE.  59 


No.   6. 

(Form  705 11.) 


SHIPPIXG   ARTICLES. 


Department  of  Commerce. 
Bureau  of  Xavigatiou. 
Shipping  service. 


Notice  ia  hereby  given  that  section  4519  of  the  U.  S.  Revised  Statutes  makes  it 
obligatory  on  the  part  of  the  master  of  a  merchant  vessel  of  the  United  States,  at  the 
conimencement  of  every  voyage  or  engagement,  to  cause  a  legiljle  copy  of  the  agree- 
ment (omitting  signatures)  to  be  placed  or  po.sted  up  in  such  part  of  the  vessel  as  to  be 
accessible  to  the  crew,  under  a  penalty  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollai-s. 

Eugene  T.  Chamberlain, 
Commissioner  of  Xavigadoji. 

ADVANCE    WAGES    AND   ALLOTMENTS. 

Sec.  10.  (a)  That  it  shall  be,  and  is  hereby,  made  unlawful  in  any  case  to  pay  any 
seaman  wages  in  advance  of  the  time  when  he  has  actually  earned  the  same,  or  to  pay 
such  advance  wages,  or  to  make  any  order,  or  note,  or  other  e\'idence  of  indebtedness 
therefor  to  any  other  person,  or  to  pay  any  person,  for  the  shipnxent  of  seamen  when 
payment  is  deducted  or  to  be  deductt>d  from  a  seaman's  wages.  Any  person  \-iolating 
any  of  the  foregoing  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor, 
and  upon  con^'iction  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  less  than  $25  nor  niore  than  .?100, 
and  may  also  be  imprisoned  for  a  period  of  not  exceeding  six  months,  at  the  discretion 
of  the  court.  The  payment  of  such  advance  wages  or  allotment  shall  in  no  case  except 
as  herein  provided  absolve  the  vessel  or  the  master  or  the  owner  thereof  froni  the  full 
payment  of  wages  after  the  same  shall  have  been  actually  earned,  and  shall  be  no 
delenso  to  a  libel  suit  or  action  for  the  recovery  of  such  wages.  If  any  person  shall 
demand  or  receive,  either  directly  or  indirectly,  from  any  seaman  or  other  person  seek- 
ing employment,  as  seaman,  or  from  any  person  on  Ms  behalf,  any  i-emimeration  what- 
ever for  proAiding  him  with  employment,  he  shall  for  every  such  offense  be  deemed 
guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and  shall  be  imprisoned  not  more  than  six  months  or  fined 
not  more  than  §-500. 

(b)  That  it  shall  be  lawful  for  any  seaman  to  stipulate  in  his  slupping  agreement 
for  an  allotment  of  any  portion  of  the  wages  he  may  earn  to  his  grandparents,  parents, 
wife,  sister,  or  children. 

(c)  That  no  allotment  shall  be  valid  unless  in  writing  and  signed  by  and  approved 
by  the  shipping  commissioner.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  commissioner  to 
examine  such  allotments  and  the  parties  to  them  and  enforce  compliance  with  the 
law.  All  stipulations  for  the  allotments  of  any  part  of  the  wages  of  a  seaman  during  his 
absence  wliich  are  made  at  the  commencemeut  of  the  voyage  shall  be  inserted  in  tie 
agreement  and  shall  state  the  anxouuts  and  tinges  of  the  payments  to  be  made  and  the 
persons  to  whoni  the  payments  are  to  be  made. 

(d)  That  no  allotment  except  as  provided  for  in  this  section  shall  be  lawful.  Any 
I>erson  who  shall  falsely  claim  to  be  such  relation,  as  above  described,  of  a  seaman 
under  this  section  shall  for  every  such  offense  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding 
$500  or  inxprisonment  not  exceeding  six  months,  at  the  discretion  of  the  court. 

(e)  That  this  section  shall  apply  as  well  to  foreign  vessels  wliile  in  waters  of  the 
United  States  as  to  vessels  of  the  United  States,  and  any  master,  owner,  consignee, 
or  agent  of  any  foreign  vessel  who  has  violated  its  proAisions  shall  be  liable  to  the 
same  penalty  that  the  master,  owner,  or  agent  of  a  vessel  of  the  United  States  would 
be  for  similar  violation. 

The  master,  owner,  consignee,  or  agent  of  any  vessel  of  the  United  States,  or  of  any 
foreign  vessel  seeking  clearance  from  a  port  of  the  United  States,  shall  present  hi.s 
shipping  articles  at  the  office  of  clearance,  and  no  clearance  shall  be  granted  any  such 


60  MAP.IIIME    WARFARE. 

vessel  unless  the  provisions  of  this  section  have  been  complied  with.  (Act  of  June  26, 
1884,  as  amended  by  the  acts  of  June  19,  1880;  Dec.  21,  1898;  Apr.  26,  1904:  June  28, 
1906,  sec.  4;  and  Mar.  4,  1915.) 

VESSELS    OF   UNITED   STATES   MUST   HAVE    SLOP   CHESTS,  ETC. 

Sec  11.  That  every  vessel  mentioned  in  section  forty-five  hundred  and  sixty-nine 
of  th?  Revised  Statutes  shall  also  be  pro\-ided  with  a  slop  chest,  which  shall  contain  a 
complement  of  clothing  for  the  intended  voyage  for  each  seaman  employed,  inclu  ling 
boots  or  shoes,  hats  or  caps,  under  clothing  and  outer  clothing,  oiled  clothing,  and 
ever}-thing  necessary  for  the  wear  of  the  seaman:  also  a  full  supply  of  tobacco  and 
blankets.  Any  of  the  contents  of  the  slop  chest  shall  be  sold,  from  time  to  time,  to 
any  or  every  seaman  apphdng  therefor,  for  his  own  use,  at  a  profit  not  exceeding  ten 
per  centum  of  the  reasonable  wholesale  value  of  the  same  at  the  port  at  which  the 
voyage  commenced.  And  if  any  such  vessel  is  not  proA'ided,  before  sailing,  a*  herein 
required,  the  owner  shall  be  liable  to  a  penalty  of  not  more  than  five  hundred  dollars. 
The  proA-isions  of  this  section  shall  not  apply  to  vessels  plying  between  the  United 
States  and  the  Dominion  of  Canada,  Newfoundland,  the  Bermuda  Islands,  the  Bahama 
Islands,  the  West  Indies.  Mexico,  and  Central  America.     (Act  June  26,  1884. ) 

Every  vessel  bound  on  any  foreign  voyage  exceeding  in  length  14  days  shall  also 
be  provided  with  at  least  one  suit  of  woolen  clothing  for  each  seaman,  and  every 
vessel  in  the  foreign  or  domestic  trade  shall  provide  a  safe  and  warm  room  for  the  use 
of  seamen  in  cold  weather.  Failure  to  make  such  provision  shall  subject  the  owner 
or  master  to  a  penalty  of  not  less  than  one  hundred  dollars.  (Sec.  4572,  R.  S.,  as 
amended  by  the  act  of  Dec.  21,  1898.) 

Vessels  engaged  in  the  whaling  or  fishing  business  are  not  coA-ered  by  the  above 
provisions  of  law  or  by  the  regulations  below  regarding  scale  of  provisions. 

CORPORAL   PUXLSHMEXT   PROHIBITED. 

Flogging  and  all  other  forms  of  corporal  punishment  are  hereby  prohibited  on  board 
of  any  vessel,  and  no  form  of  corporal  punishment  on  board  of  any  vessel  shall  be 
deemed  justifiable,  and  any  master  or  other  officer  thereof  who  shall  Adolate  the  afore- 
said proAT-sions  of  this  section,  or  either  thereof,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misde- 
meanor, punishable  by  imprisonment  for  not  less  than  three  months  nor  more  than 
two  years.  \\Tienever  any  officer  other  than  the  master  of  such  vessel  .'^hall  violate  any 
provision  of  this  section,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  such  master  to  surrender  such  officer  to 
the  proper  authorities  as  soon  as  practicable,  provided  he  has  actual  knowledge  of  the 
misdemeanor,  or  complaint  thereof  is  made  within  three  days  after  reaching  port. 
Any  failure  on  the  part  of  such  master  to  use  due  diligence  to  comply  herewith,  which 
failure  shall  result  in  the  escape  of  such  officer,  shall  render  the  master  or  vessel  or  the 
owner  of  the  vessel  liable  in  damages  for  such  flogging  or  corporal  punishment  to  the 
person  illegally  punished  by  such  officer. 

ARTICLES  Ol"  AGREEMEXT  BETWEEN  MASTER  AXD  SEAMEN  IN  THE  MERCHANT  SERVICE 

OF   THE    UXITED    STATES. 

Required  by  act  of  Congress,  Title  LIII,  Revised  Sta,tutes  of  the  United  States, 

Office  of  the  U.  S.  Shipping  Commissioner  for  the  Port  of ,  19 — •. 

It  is  agreed  between  the  master  and  seamen,  or  mariners,  of  the  — ■,  of  which 

is  at  present  master,  or  whoever  shall  go  for  master,  now  bound  from  the  port 


of  > ,  to and  such  other  ports  and  jtlaces  in  any  part  of  the  world  as  the 

master  may  direct,  and  back  to  a  final  port  of  discharge  in  the  United  States,  for  a 
term  of  time  not  exceeding calendar  months.* 

•  Here  the  Voyage  Ls  to  be  deicriljed,  and  the  places  named  at  which  the  ship  is  to  touch;  or,  if  that  can  not 
be  ilnne,  the  general  nature  and  probable  length  of  the  voyage  i.s  to  be  stated,  and  the  port  or  country  at 
which  the  voyatje  i.s  to  lerminaie. 

» If  these  words  are  not  nesessary  they  must  be  stricken  out. 


MARITIME    WARPWRE. 


61 


Going  on  shore  in  foreign  ports  is  prohibited  except  by  permission  of  the  master. 
No  dangerous  weapons  '  or  grog  allowed,  and  none  to  be  brought  on  board  by  the 
crew. 

Scale  of  provisions  to  he  allowecl  and  served  out  to  the  crew  durin<i  the  voyaf/e  in  addition  to 
the  doili/  issue  of  lime  and  lemon  juice  and  swiar,  or  other  antismrbutia  in  any  case 
reqtiired  by  law. 


Water (liiarls.. 

Bisoiii  t ))()iind . . 

lleef,  salt pouiuis . . 

Pork,  salt poiiii.i.. 

Flour poiin.l . . 

t'anneii  moat I)ound. . 

rresh  brcail po  luds. . 

Fish,  flry,  jircserved,  or  fresh poiiii'i . . 

Potatoes  or  yams pouml. . 

Canned  tomatoes pound . . 

Peas ".  .l>iin . . 

Beans I)in  t . . 

Rice pint.. 

I'oU'ee  (green  berry) ounce.. 

Tea " ounce. . 

SiiRar ounces. . 

Molas-ies pint.. 

Dried  I  rait ounce-;.. 

Piclcles pint . . 

Vinegar pint.. 

Corn  meal ounces. . 

Onions ounces.. 

Lard ounce.. 

Uutter ounces  . 

Mustard,  pepper,  and  salt  suflicient  for  season- 
ing. 


Sun- 
day. 


Mon- 
day. 


n 

... 


Tues- 
day. 


5 


Wednes 
day. 


1 
1'. 


Thurs- 
day. 


.1 


IJ 
.... 


Fri- 
day. 


14 

1 

1 
A 
i 


Palitr- 
day. 


1 
li 


i" 


SUBSTITUTES. 

One  pound  of  flour  daily  may  be  substituted  for  the  daily  ration  of  biscuit  or  fresh  bread:  two  ounces  of 
desiccated  vegetab.es  for  one  jjound  of  potatoes  or  yams;  six  ounces  of  hominy,  oatmeal,  or  cracked  wl.eat, 
or  two  ounces  of  tapioca,  for  six  ounces  of  rice:  si.s;  ounces  of  canned  vegetables  for  one-half  pound  of  canned 
tomatoes:  one  ei:.;hlh  of  an  ounce  of  tea  for  tr.ree-fourths  of  an  ounce  of  coll'ee:  three-fourths  of  an  ounce  of 
coll'ee  for  one-eiijhth  of  an  ounce  of  lea;  six  oimces  of  canned  fruit  for  three  ounces  of  dried  fruit:  ono-half 
ounce  of  lime  juice  for  the  daiiy  ration  of  vine?ar:  four  ounces  of  oatmeal  or  cracked  wheat  for  one-half  pint 
of  corn  meal:  t\\  o  ounces  of  i)ickled  onions  for  lour  ounces  of  fresh  onions. 

Wlien  the  vessei  is  in  iiort  and  it  is  possib.e  to  obtain  the  same,  one  and  one-half  pounds  of  fresh  meat 
shall  be  substituted  for  the  daily  rations  of  salt  and  canned  meat:  one-half  pound  of  green  cabbage  for  one 
ration  of  canned  tomatoes:  one-half  i)oiind  of  fresh  fruit  for  one  ration  of  dried  fruit.  Fresh  fruit  and  vege- 
tables shall  1)6  served  while  in  i)ort  if  obtainalde.  The  scunen  shall  have  the  option  of  accepting  the  fare 
the  master  may  provide  but  the  right  at  any  lime  to  demand  the  foregoing  sca'e  of  provisions. 

'I'he  foregoing  scaie  of  provisions  shall  be  inserted  in  every  article  of  agreement,  and  shall  not  be  reduced 
by  any  contract,  except  as  above,  and  a  copy  of  the  same  shall  be  posted  in  a  conspicuous  place  in  the  galley 
and  in  the  forecast. e  of  each  vesse'. 

.\nd  the  said  crew  agree  to  conduct  themselves  in  an  orderly,  faithful,  honest,  and  sober  manner,  and  to 
be  at  all  times  diligent  in  their  respective  duties,  and  to  be  olicdient  to  the  lawful  commands  of  the  said 
master,  or  of  any  person  who  shall  lawfully  succeed  him,  and  of  their  su|)erior  officers,  in  everything  re.ating 
to  the  vessel,  and  tne  stores  and  cargo  thereof,  whether  on  board,  in  boats,  or  on  shore;  and  in  consideration 
of  which  service  to  be  duly  performed  the  said  master  hereby  agrees  to  pay  to  the  said  crew,  as  wages,  the 
.sums  against  their  names  respectively  evpressed,  and  to  supply  them  with  provisions  according  to  the 
foregoin>j  scale.  Vnd  it  is  hereby  agreed  that  anv  embe'-z'ement"  or  willful  or  negligent  deslrticlion  of  any 
part  of  the  vessel's  cargo  or  stoes  shall  be  made  good  to  the  owner  out  of  the  wages  of  the  person  guilty  of 
the  same.  .\nd  if  any  person  enters  himself  as  qualified  for  a  duty  which  he  proves  himself  incompetent  to 
perform,  his  wages  shall  be  reduced  in  i)r(>i)()rtion  to  iiis  incompetency.  -Vnd  it  is  also  agreed  that  if  any 
member  of  the  crew  considers  himself  to  be  aggrieved  by  any  breacli  ofthe  agreement  or  otherwise,  he  shall 
represent  the  same  to  the  master  or  officer  in  charge  ofthe  "ship  in  a  quiet  and  orderly  manner,  who  shall 
thereupon  take  such  steps  as  the  case  may  require. 


» Sec.  1608,  R.  S.,  prohibits  the  wearing  of  sheath  knives  on  shipboard,  and  the  master  informs  the  crew 
of  this  law. 


62 


MARITIME   WAEFAEE. 


It  is  also  agreecl  that  ^ 


The  authority  of  the  owner  or  agent  for  the  allotments  mentioned  vrithin  is  in  my 
possession. 


Shipping  Commissioner  or  Consular  Officer. 

(This  is  to  be  signed  if  such  an  authority  has  been  produced,  and  to  be  scored  acroea 
in  ink  if  it  has  not.) 

In  witness  whereof  the  said  parties  have  subscribed  their  names  on  the  other  side 
or  sides  hereof  on  the  days  against  their  respective  signatures  mentioned. 

Signed  by ,  master,  on  the day  of ,  19 — . 


Port  at  which 

voyage 
commenced.    ■ 

These  columns  to  be  filled  up  at  the  end  of  the  voyage. 

Date  of 
commence- 
ment 
of  voyage. 

Date  of 

termination 

voyage. 

Port  at  which 

voyage 
terminated. 

Date  of 
de  ivery  of 
lists  to 
shipping 
commis- 
sioner. 

I   hereby   declare   to   the 
truth  of  the  entries  in  this 
agreement    and   account   of 
crew,  etc. 

,  Master. 

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Height. 

Descrip- 
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Amounts  of  monthly  allot- 
ment or  times  of  payment. 

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service. 

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Time  at  which  to  be  on 
board. 

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Shipping  commissioner's  sig- 
nature or  iiiilials. 

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N.  B. — Forms  must  not  be  unstitched.  No  leaves  may  be  taken  out  of  it,  and  none  added  or  substituted. 
Care  should  be  taken  at  the  time  of  engagement  that  a  sufficiently  large  form  is  used.  If  more  men  are 
engaged  during  the  voyage  than  the  number  for  whom  signatures  are  provided  in  this  form,  an  additional 
form  should  be  obtained  and  used. 

Any  erasure,  interlineation,  or  alteration  in  this  agreement  will  be  void,  imless  attested  by  a  shipping 
commissioner,  consul  general,  consul,  or  consular  agent,  to  be  made  with  the  consent  of  the  person 
interested. 

Certificates  or  indorsements  made  by  shipping  commissioners  and  consuls:  , 


1  Here  any  other  stipulations  may  be  inserted  to  which  the  parties  agree,  and  which  are  not  contrary 
to  law. 


MARITIME    WARFARE. 


63 


No.  7. 

(Form  710.\.) 

CREW  LIST. 

(Sees.  4573,  ■ij'ti,  and  4.575,  Rev.  Stat.,  and  art.  129,  Customs  Regulations  of  1908.) 

The  United  St.\tes  of  America. 

department  op  commerce — bure.\u  of  navigation — shipping  service. 

(insert  rig),  called  the  — 


Persons  composing  the  crew  of  the  American 

(insert  name  of  vessel),  of  (insert  hailing  port),  bound  for 

is  master. 


-,  whereof 


Residence  or 

address  of 

next  of  kin. 

Capac- 
ity. 

Birthplace. 

Citizen 

or 

subject 

of— 

Age. 

Personal  description. 

Name  of 
seaman. 

Height. 

Com- 
plexion. 

Hair. 

Eyes. 

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Foot. 

In. 

1 

I, 


-,  master  of  the  said  American 


-,  do  solemnly,  sincerely,  and  truly 


swear  that  the  within  list  contains  the  names  of  all  the  crew  of  the  said  vessel,  together 
with  the  places  of  their  birth  and  residence,  as  far  as  I  can  ascertain  the  same. 


Master. 


Subscribed  and  sworn  to  this 


dav  of 


Port  of 
-,  191 — ,  before  me. 


of 


Deputy  Collector. 

*I  certify  that  this  is  a  true  copy  of  the  list  of  the  crew  of  the  American ,  of 

,  whereof is  master,  taken  from  the  original  on  file  in  tliis  office. 

Given  under  my  hand  and  seal  of  office  at  the  customhouse, ,  this day 


-,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and 


Deputy  Collector. 


♦This  certificate  to  be  stricken  out  on  the  original. 


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MARITIME    WARFARE. 
No.   8. 

(Cat  No.  1440.) 

DEPARTMENT   OF   COMMERCE — -BUREAU   OF   NAVIGATION. 

(Art.  165,  Customs  Regs.,  1908,  and  act  Feb.  9,  1905.) 

LIST  OF  PASSENGERS. 

(Under  "The  passenger  act,  1882,"  and  act  Feb.  9,  1905.) 


master  of  the 


-,  do  solemnly,  sincerely,  and  truly 


that  the 


following  list  or  manifest,  subscribed  by  me,  and  now  delivered  by  me  to  the  collector 

of  customs  of  the  port  of ■ — ,  is  a  full  and  perfect  list  of  all  the  passengers  taken  on 

board  the  said  vessel  at — ■,  from  which  port  said  vessel  has  now  arrived;  and  that 

on  said  list  is  truly  designated  the  name  of  each  passenger,  age  (if  a  child  of  eight  years 
or  under),  sex,  married  or  single,  location  of  compartment  or  space  occupied  during 
the  voyage  (if  the  jjassenger  be  other  than  a  cabin  passenger),  whether  a  citizen  of  the 
United  States,  number  of  pieces  of  baggage,  and  the  name,  age,  and  cause  of  death  of 
each  deceased  passenger,  as  required  by  the  ' '  passenger  act  of  1882, ' '  as  amended  by  the 
act  of  February  9,  1905.     So  help  me  God. 


Sworn  to  this 


19 — ,  before  me. 


Master. 


Collector. 


List  or  manifest  of  all  passengers  taken  on  board  the , 

from  ■ — ■ , net  tons  register 


whereof 


is  master, 


Names. 

Age  of  child 

if  8  years  or 

under. 

Sex. 

Married 
or  single. 

*If  passenger,  other 
than  cabin  pas- 
senger, location 
of  compartment 
or    space    occu- 
pied.     (Specify 
whether  forward, 
amidship,oraft, 
and  what  com- 
partment  or 
space,  and  deck.) 

Whether 
citizen  of 

the 
United 

States. 

No.  of 
pieces 
of  bag- 
gage. 

No. 

Yrs. 

Mths. 

Date  and 

cause  of 

death. 

*  To  be  used  for  immigrants  or  passengers  other  than  cabin  only. 


MARITIME   WARFARE. 


65 


No.  9. 

(Treasury  Department.    Customs  Cat.  No.  7529.) 
OUTWARD  FOREIGN  MANIFEST. 

Report  and  manife.st  of  the  cargo  laden  at  tlie  port  of on  board  the 

(rig), (name), tons,  whereof is  master,  bound  for 


(flag) 


,  io 

J. 

Num- 
bers. 

Packages  and  con- 
tents,  with   arti- 
cles     fully      de- 
scribed. 

• 

Quan- 

tiues, 

poimds, 

gallons, 

etc. 

No.  1. 

No.  2. 

No.  3. 

No.  4. 

No.  5. 

Marks, 
ship- 
ping 
or 
other- 
wise. 

Value 
of  do- 
mestic 
mer- 
chan- 
dise. 

\'alue 
of  for- 
eign 
mer- 
chan- 
dise, 
free. 

Value  of 

foreiim 

mer- 

cliandise 

from 
bonded 
ware- 
house. 

Value  of 
forcignj 
mer- 
chandise, 
not  from 
bonded 
ware- 
house, 
whicli 
has  paid 
duties. 

Value  of 
forei(.'n  mer- 
chandise 
on  the  j)as- 
sape  (in 
transitu) 
from  one 
forclirn 
coimtry 

to 
another. 

Coim- 
try of 
ulti- 
mate 
desti- 
nation. 

1 

.....•.••. 

master's  oath  on  clearing  outward. 


District  of  — 

I, ,  master  of  the 


,  port  of 


-,  bound  from  the  port  of  ■ 


to- 


— ,  do  solemnly, 

sincerely,  and  truly  swear  that  the  manifest  of  the  cargo  on  board  the  said ,  now 

delivered  by  me  to  the  collector  of  thi.s  port,  and  sub.scribed  with  my  name,  contains 
according  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge  and  belief,  a  full,  just,  and  true  account  of  all 
the  goods,  wares,  and  merchandise  now  actually  laden  on  board  the  said  vessel,  and 
of  the  value  thereof,  and  the  foreign  places  or  countries  in  which  the  same  are  truly 
intended  to  be  landed,  and  if  any  other  goods,  wares,  or  merchandise  shall  be  laden 
or  put  on  board  the  said previous  to  her  departure  from  this  port,  I  will  imme- 
diately report  the  same  to  the  said  collector.  I  do  also  swear  that  I  verily  believe 
that  the  duties  on  all  foreign  merchandise  therein  specified  have  been  paid  or  secured 
according  to  law,  and  that  no  part  thereof  is  intended  to  be  relanded  within  the  United 
States:  and  that  if  by  distress  or  other  unavoidable  accident  it  shall  become  neces- 
sary to  reland  the  same,  I  will  forthwith  make  a  just  and  true  report  thereof  to  the 
collector  of  customs  of  the  district  wherein  such  distress  or  accident  may  happen. 

And  said  cargo  is  truly  intended  to  be  landed  in  the  port  of .    So  help  me  God. 

Sworn  to  before  me  this day  of ,  191 — .  


Master. 


Deputy  Collector. 


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66 


MARITIME  WAEFAEE. 


No,  10. 

(Treasury  Department.    Customs  Cat.  No.  7535.    C.  D.,  May  25-15.) 
COASTING  MANIFEST. 

Manifest  of  the  whole  cargo  laden  on  board  the ,  whereof is  master, 

burden, tons;  bound  from for and  way  ports, ,  191 — : 


Marks. 

Num- 
bers. 

Packages 
and  contents. 

Quan- 
tity. 

Value. 

By  whom 
snipped. 

i 

Eesidence  of 
shipper. 

To  whom 
consigned. 

Residence  of 
consignee. 

..  [  *'''  .' 

0    ,  '      ' 

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■t  f  . 

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...;-.i4L. 

1 

I,  - 


master   of   the 


of 


do  swear  to  the  truth  of  this 
manifest,  and  that,  to  the  best  of  my 
knowledge  and  belief,  all  the  goods, 
wares,  and  merchandise  of  foreign  growth 
or  manufactm-e  therein  contained  were 
legally  imported,  and  that  the  duties 
thereon  have  been  paid  or  secured  ac- 
cording to  law. 


Master. 

Sworn  and  subscribed  to  before  me  this 
day  of ,  191—. 


I, 


il: 


Deputy  Collector. 

master   of   the  ,    of 

do  swear  that  the  certified  mani- 
fest which  I  now  exhibit  contains  a  true 
accoimt  of  the  articles  composing  the 


whole 


of  the  said 


which 


now  are,  or  at  any  time  have  been,  on 

board  the  said  from  the  time  of 

her  departiKe  from  the  port  of  , 


from  whence  she  first  sailed,  excepting 
such  articles  as  have  been  taken  on  board 

in  the  district  of  ■ ■ —  and  described  in 

the  within  manifest,  and  that  no  part 
thereof  has  been  landed  therefrom  ex- 
cepting such  as  is  stated  in  the  witliin 
manifest  as  having  been  landed  in  the 
said  district. 


Master. 

Port  of . 

Sworn  and  subscribed  to  before  me  this 
day  of ,  191 — . 


Deputy  Collector. 
(Customs  Cat.  No.  7535.) 
coastingTmanifest. 


MAKITIME   WAEFARE.  67 

No.  11. 

(Cat.  No.  1378.) 

The  United  States  op  America. 

department  ot"  commerce — bureau  op  navigation. 

CLEARANCE  OF  VESSEL  TO  A  FOREIGX  PORT. 

(Art.  133,  Customs  Regulations,  1908;  section  4201,  Revised  Statutes.) 


District  op , 

Port  op . 

These  are  to  certify  all  whom  it  doth  concern:!,.:  n;;!: 

That ,  master  or  commander  of  the ,  burden tons  or  thereabouts, 

mounted   with guns,    navigated   with men,   V>uill,   and   bound 

for ,  having  on  board ,  hath  here  entered  and  cleared  his  said  vessel, 

according  to  law. 

Given  under  our  hands  and  seals,  at  the  customhouse  of ,  thia day  of 

,  one  thousand  nine  hundred ,  and  in  the year  of  the  Inde- 
pendence of  the  United  States  of  America. 


Naval  Officer.  Collector. 

[Extracts  from  "An  act  to  remove  certain  burdens  on  the  American  merchant  marine  and  encourage  the 
American  foreign  carrying  trade,  and  for  other  purposes,"  approved  June  26, 1&S4.] 

ABOLITION   OF   CONSULAR  FEES   FOR  SERVICES  TO   VESSELS  AND  SEAMEN — COMPENSA- 
TION   OF   CONSULAR   OFFICERS. 

Sec  12.  That  on  and  after  July  first,  eighteen  hundred  and  eighty-four,  no  fees 
named  in  the  tariff  of  consular  fees  prescribed  by  order  of  the  President  shall  be 
charged  or  collected  by  consular  officers  for  the  official  services  to  American  vessels 
and  seamen.  Consular  officers  shall  furnish  the  master  of  every  such  vessel  with  an 
itemized  statement  of  such  services  performed  on  account  of  said  vessel,  with  the 
fee  so  prescribed  for  each  service,  and  make  a  detailed  report  to  the  Secretary  of  the 
Treasury  of  such  services  and  fees,  under  such  regulations  as  the  Secretary  of  State 
may  prescribe;  and  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  shall  allow  consular  officers  who 
are  paid  in  whole  or  in  part  by  fees  such  compensation  for  said  services  as  they  would 
have  received  prior  to  the  passage  of  this  act:  Provided,  That  such  services,  in  the 
opinion  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  have  been  necessarily  rendered;  and  a  sum 
sufficient  for  the  pajnaient  of  such  compensation,  when  thus  adjusted  liy  the  Secretarj^ 
of  the  Treasury,  is  hereby  appropriated  out  of  a,ny  iiaoney  in  tlie  Treasury  not  other- 
•  wise  appropriated .  

CERTIFICATE   OF   SERVICES   BY  CONSULAR  OFFICERS. 

Sec.  13.  That  sections  forty -two  hundred  and  thirteen  of  the  Revised  Statutes  be 
amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows:   i 

"Sec  4213.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  masters  of  vessels  for  whom  any  official 
services  shall  be  performed  by  any  consular  officer,  without  the  payment  of  a  fee,  to 
require  a  -written  statement  of  such  services  from  such  consular  officer,  and,  after 
certifying  as  to  whether  such  statement  is  correct,  to  furnish  it  to  the  collector  of  the 
district  in  which  such  vessel  shall  first  arrive  on  their  return  to  the  United  States; 
and  if  any  such  master  of  a  vessel  shall  fail  to  fm-nish  such  statement,  he  shall  be 
liable  to  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars,  unless  such  master  shall  state  under 
oath  that  no  such  statement  was  furnished  him  by  said  consular  officer.  And  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  every  collector  to  forward  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  all  such 


68  MARITIME   WAEFAEE. 

statements  as  shall  have  been  furnished  to  him,  and  also  a  statement  of  all  certified 
invoices  which  shall  have  come  to  his  office,  gi\'ing  the  dates  of  the  certificates,  and 
the  names  of  the  persons  for  whom  and  of  the  consular  officer  by  whom  the  same  were 
certified." 

TARIFF   OF  AMERICAN   CONSULAR  FEES. 

(To  be  posted  in  a  conspicuous  place  in  consular  offices.— Section  1731,  Revised  Statutes.) 

To  take  effect  November  1,1906. 

(As  amended  by  Executive  orders  of  December  21, 1903,  and  June  7, 1909.) 

Tariff  of  fees  prescribed  by  order  of  the  President  to  be  charged  by  consular  officers 
of  the  United  States.  All  consular  charges  must  be  in  strict  accordance  with  this 
tariff  and  be  collected  in  gold  or  its  equivalent.  No  fee  or  compensation  will  be 
collected  for  any  ser\dce  not  covered  by  this  tariff. 

(The  fees  in  this  tariff  are  not  prescribed  for  American  vessels  and  seamen,  because 
they  are  exempted  by  law  from  the  payment  of  consular  fees.  Consular  agents  will 
make  the  fees  in  this  tariff  the  basis  of  collection  from  the  Treasury  for  services  to 
such  vessels.  Foreign-built  vessels,  unregistered,  owned  by  American  citizens,  are 
not  exempt  from  the  payment  of  the  fees  prescribed  herein.) 

MISCELLANEOUS  SERVICES. 

1.  Certificate  to  iiiToicp,  including  dejiMation,  in  triplicate  or  quadruplicate,  covering  either 

importf.r  upments,' including  any  additional  declaration  or  certificate  not 
otherwi  :  h  is  required  by  iaw  or  regulations  for  use  in  connection  with  the 
entry  oi  im:  ^>ul.  -  .i  m,:  I  .r  warding  of  the  same  in  bond $2.50 

2.  Invoice  of  returned  goods 1. 00 

3.  Extra  certificates  and  declarations  as  above  described,  including  immigrant's  oath  (Form  No. 

128)  or  declararion  for  books  and  household  eflects  under  $100  in  value  (Form  No.  215)  when 
issued  Without  an  invoice  oertiftcate,  each 1. 00 

4.  Certificate  to  extra  copies  of  invoiies,  each 1. 00 

5.  Certificate  of  disiafectioii,  in  triplicate  or  quadruplicate 2. 50 

6.  Landing  certifieato,  including  oaths  of  master  and  mate,  and  the  complete  execution  of  the 

certificate 2. 50 

7.  Sealing  cars  coming  from  Canada  or  Mexico,  for  each  manifest  in  quintupUcate  with  the  consul's 

certificate,  including  sealing  of  each  car,  vessel,  bale,  barrel,  box,  or  package 1. 00 

8.  Issuing  passport— Form  No.  9  (or  extending  a  passport) 1. 00 

9.  Visaing  a  passport— Form  No.  10 1. 00 

10.  Visaing  a  Chinese  passport  or  certificate 1. 00 

11.  Marriage  certificate,  in  duplicate,  Form  No.  87 1.00 

12.  For  taking  into  possession  the  personal  estate  of  any  citizen  who  shall  die  within  the  limits  of 

a  consulate,  inventorying,  selling,  and  finally  settling  and  proparmg  or  transmitting,  accord- 
ing to  law,  the  balance  due  thereon,  S2  for  each  SlOO  or  value  or  fraction  thereof.  If  part  of 
such  estate  shall  be  delivered  over  before  final  settlement,  SI  for  each  $100  of  value  or  fraction 
thereof  to  be  charged  on  the  part  so  delivered  over  as  is  not  in  money,  and  S2  for  each  SlOO 
of  value  or  fraction  thereof  on  the  gross  amoimt  of  the  residue.  If  among  the  effects  of  the 
deseased  are  found  certificates  of  foreign  stock,  loans,  or  other  property,  SI  for  each  SlOO  of 
value  or  fraction  thereof  on  the  amoimt  thereof.  No  charge  will  be  made  for  placing  the 
official  seal  upon  the  personal  property  or  eflects  of  such  deceased  citizen,  or  for  breaking  or 
removing  the  seals. 

13.  For  each  certificate  of  protection,  semsar,  or  certificate  of  employment  issued  a  Tangier 2.  CO 

SERVICES  TO  VESSELS  AND  SEAMEN. 

14.  Bill  of  health,  in  dupUcate  * $5. 00 

15.  Supplemental  bill  of  health,  in  duplicate  * 2. 50 

16.  For  re?ei\-ing  and  delivering  sliip's  register  and  papers  including  consular  certificates,  as  per- 

scribed  in  Forms  Nos.  13  and  11,  SI  for  each  100  tons  or  fraction  thereof,  registered  measure- 
ment (net),  of  the  vessel  for  which  the  service  is  performed,  if  under  1,000  torts;  but  for  Ameri- 
can vessels  running  regularly  by  weekly  or  monthly  trips,  or  otherwise,  to  or  between  foreign 
ports,  this  tonnage  fee  will  not  be  charged  for  more  than  four  trips  in  a  year;  and  tomiage 
fees  shall  not  be  exacted  for  any  vessel  touching  at  or  near  ports  in  Canada  on  her  regular 
voyage  from  one  port  to  another  within  the  United  States,  unless  some  official  service  required 
by  law  shall  be  performed. 

17.  And  for  every  adclitional  100  tons  net  or  fraction  thereof .50 

18.  Shipping  or  discharging  seamen,  including  the  certificates  thereof  attached  to  new  list  and 

shipping  articles  and  given  to  seamen 2.  OO 

19.  Authentication  of  copies  of  protests  or  other  necessary  documents  for  vessels  or  seamen  not 

otherwise  pronded  for 2. 00 

20.  Preparation  and  acknowledgment  for  vessels  or  seamen  of  any  oath  or  declaration  for  which  a 

form  is  given  in  the  Consular  Regulations,  or  a  similar  necessary  service  not  otherwise  pro- 
vided for 2. 00 

21.  Preparation  and  execution  for  vessels  or  seamen  of  any  certificate  for  which  a  form  is  given  in 

the  Consular  Regulations,  or  similar  necessary  service  not  otherwise  provided  for 2.  OO 

•  Foreign  war  vessels  are  exempt  from  the  payment  of  fees  for  bills  of  health. 


MARITIME   WARFARE.  69 

22.  Orders  or  letters  for  vessels  or  seamen  for  which  forms  are  given  in  the  Consular  Regulations, 

or  other  similar  necessary  service  not  otherwise  pro\idea  for $2. 00 

23.  Recording,  when  necessary,  for  vessels  or  seamen  any  document  covered  by  the  provisions  of 

the  Consular  Regulations,  for  every  hundred  words  or  fraction  thereof .50 

24.  Noting  marine  protest— Form  No.  37 2.00 

25.  Extending  marine  protest— Form  No.  38 3.00 

If  it  exceed  two  hundred  words,  for  every  additional  one  hundred  words .50 

26.  Protest  of  master  against  charterers  or  freighters— T'orm  No.  39 2. 00 

27.  Clearance  when  issued  bv  the  consul,  as  at  free  ports 2.00 

28.  Attending  an  appraisement  of  vessel's  goods  or  effects,  for  each  day's  attendance 5.00 

29.  Attending  sale  of  vessel's  goods,  for  each  day's  attendance  during  which  the  sale  continues 5. 00 

30.  Attendance  at  a  shipwreck,  or  for  the  purpose  of  assisting  a  ship  in  distress,  or  of  saving  wrecked 

goods  or  property,  over  and  above  traveling  expenses,  whenever  the  consul's  interposition 

is  required  by  the  parties  interested,  for  each  day 5. 00 

NOTAEIAL  AND  OTHER  SERVICES. 

31.  Administering  an  oath  and  certificate  thereof  (no  fee  for  the  affidavit  of  temporary  stay  of 

owner  of  sealskin  garment  entormg  the  I'niled  .States  from  Canada 2. 00 

32.  Administering  oath  and  preparing  passport  application 1. 00 

33.  Acknowledgment  of  a  deed  or  power  of  attorney,  or  similar  service,  including  one  or  more 

signatures,  with  certificate  thereof,  for  each  copy 2. 00 

34.  Administering  any  and  all  oaths  required  to  be  made  by  pensioners  and  their  witnesses  in  the 

execution  of  their  pension  vouchers,  or  by  persons  presenting  claims  for  pensions  or  increase 
of  pensions  and  their  witnesses,  or  certifying  to  the  competency  of  a  local  official  before  whom 
the  same  were  executed No  fee. 

35.  Acknowledgments  connected  with  the  transfer  of  United  States  bonds No  fee. 

36.  Administering  oaths  to  or  taking  acknowledgments  of  officials  or  employees  of  the  United 

States  Government,  in  connection  with  official  business  or  accounts No  fee. 

37.  For  rendering  notarial  services  to  officials  of  foreign  governments  who  render  gratuitously 

reciprocal  courtesies  to  American  diplomatic  and  consular  officers No  fee. 

38.  Certifying  to  official  character  of  a  foreign  notary  or  other  official 2. 00 

39.  For  taking  depositions,  executing  commissions  or  letters  rogatory,  where  the  record  of  testi- 

mony, including  caption  and  certificate,  does  not  e.xceed  500  words 10.00 

For  each  additional  100  words  or  fraction  thereof .50 

The  foregoing  fee  shall  cover  the  administration  of  the  oath  and  all  services  of  the  consul  as 

commissioner,  but  shall  not  include  services  of  clerk,  stenographer,  or  typewriter,  wliich  shall 

be  additional  at  the  rate  proscribed  herein  for  copying. 

40.  Copies  (carbon  copies  to  be  charged  for  at  the  same  rate  as  originals): 

For  the  first  himdred  words  or  fraction .50 

For  every  additional  hundred  words  or  less .25 

41.  Translations;  for  every  100  words  or  fraction 1. 00 

42.  Additional  fee  for  all  services  contemplated  by  fees  numbered  31,  32,  33,  38,  39,  when  rendered 

elsewhere  than  at  the  consular  ollico  at  the  request  of  the  interested  parties,  for  each  hour  or 

fraction  thereof 1. 00 

In  connection  with  any  service  rendered  outside  of  the  consular  office  at  the  request  of  private 
individuals,  the  exact  amount  of  the  expenses  actually  and  necessarily  incurred  oy  the 
person  rendering  the  ser\ice  shall  be  collected  from  the  persons  for  whom  the  service  is 
performed  in  addition  to  the  fee  or  fees  pres  ribed  therefor  and  a  note  of  the  amount  shall 
be  made  on  the  margin  of  the  fee  book  and  fee  return  opposite  the  entry  of  the  service  and 
fee;  but  no  amount  in  excess  of  the  fee  or  fees  prescribed  and  such  actual  and  necessary 
expenses  shall  be  charged  or  accepted. 

43.  Recording  unofficial  documents  in  consulate  upon  request: 

For  the  first  hundred  words  or  fraction .50 

F^or  every  additional  hundred  words  or  less .25 

44.  Any  and  all  services  indicated  in  the  above  tariff  and  performed  upon  written  orders  of  the 

Department  of  State  for  the  official  use  of  the  Government  of  the  United  States No  fee. 


70 


MARITIME   WARFARE. 


No.    12. 

(Treasury  Department.    U.  S.  Public  Health  Service.    Form  1964.) 

The  United  States  of  America. 

PORT   SANITARY  STATEMENT,  U.S,  PUBLIC  HEALTH  SERVICE. 


Port  op 


Vessel : 


Bound  from 


to 


Number  of  cases  of  and  deaths 


from  the  following-named  diseases  reported  during  the  two  weeks  ending 
191—: 


Diseases. 


Cerebrospinal  meningitis  (epidemic) 

Cholera,  Asiatic 

Diphtheria 

Measles 

Plague 

Poliomyelitis  (acute  anterior  poliomyelitis) . 

Scarlet  fever 

Smallpox 

Typhoid  fever 

TyiJhus  fever 

YeUow  fever 


Number  of ,  Number  of 
cases.  deaths. 


Remarks.  (Any  condition 
affecting  the  public  health 
existing  in  the  port  to  bo 
stated  here,  including  oper- 
ations in  rodent  exairina- 
tiou  and  extermination.) 


Total. 


Vessel  last  fumigated  at 


19- 


Given  under  my  hand  and  seal  this 
[seal.] 


day  of 


-,  191- 


Surgeon,  U.  S.  Public  Health  Service. 

No.   13. 

Canal  Zone. 
ORIGINAL  BILL  OF  HEALTH. 


I, 


(the  person  authorized  to  issue  the  bill,  at  the  port  of 


state  that  the  vessel  hereinafter  named  clears  from  the  port  of 
lowing  circumstances: 

Name  of  vessel, ;  nationality, ;  rig, ;  master, 

gross, ;  net, ;  iron  or  wood, ;  number  of  compartments  for  cargo, 


— ),  do  hereby 
imder  the  fol- 

;  tonnage. 


for  steerage  passengers. 


-;  for  crew,  • 


-;  name  of  medical  officer, 


Number  of  officers, ;  of  crew,  including  petty  officers, ;  of  passengers, 

first  cabin,  ;  second  cabin, ;  steerage, ;  officers'  families, ; 

total  number  of  persons  on  board. 


Passengers  destined  for  the  Canal  Zone  or  the  city  of  Panama  or  Colon : 

cabin, second  cabin, steerage. 

Previous  port, 


first 


Number  of  cases  of  sickness,  and  character  of  same,  during  last  voyage, . 

Number  of  cases  of  sickness,  and  character  of  same,  while  vessel  was  in  this  port, 


Vessel  engaged  in 


trade,  and  plies  between 


Nature,  sanitary  history,  and  condition  of  cargo, 
ness  of  water  supply, . 


and . 

Source  and  wholesome- 


MARITIME   WAEFARE. 


71 


-.     Sanitary  history  and  health  of 


-.     Sanitary  history  and 


Source  and  wholesomeness  of  food  supply,  — 
officers  and  crew, . 

Sanitary  history  and  health  of  passengers,  cabin, 
health  of  passengers,  steerage, . 

Sanitary  history  and  condition  of  their  effects, . 

Location  of  vessel  while  in  port — wharf,  ;  open  bay,  ;  distance  from 

shore, . 


Time  vessel  was  in  port, 

Sanitary  condition  of  vessel, 
in  port, . 

Sanitary  condition  of  port  and  vicinity, 
vicinity, . 

Malaria, deaths  during  month  of  — 


Character  of  communication  with  shore, . 

.     Sanitary  measures,  if  any  adopted  while 


Prevailing  diseases  at  port  and 


Number  of  cases  and  deaths  from  the  following-named  diseases  durinri  thr  past  tvo  nfelci 

ending . 


Diseases. 

Number  of 
cases. 

Number  of 
deaths. 

Remarks.    (Any    condition 
affecting  the  public  health 
existing  in  the  port  of  de- 
parture or  vicinity  to  be 
lere  stated.    When  there 
are  no  cases  or  deaths,  en- 
try to  that  effect  must  be 
made.) 

Yellow  fever                    .                   

Asiatic  cholerfi 

Cholera  nostras  or  nhAlprinn                         . .   . 

1 

SmallDox 

'■■  —  * " 1 

■ :  ::::;;;:i;::::;:;:::■|::ICc;:■!■^::: :.. 

FI&gU6                                                                               *.    -    . 

LGT)rosv                                                        1 1  - - 

.'If-; 

.  ,    .  \'A  Lu.ii  jiviiiJhi 

i                     1      .    .-• 

I  hereby  certify  that  the  vessel  has  complied  with  the  quarantine  rules  and  regula- 
tions of  the  Panama  Canal,  and  that  the  vessel  leaves  this  port  bound  for , 

Canal  Zone,  or  — ■ ,  Republic  of  Panama,  via . 

Given  under  my  hand  and  seal  this day  of ,  191 — . 

[seal.]  (Signature  of  consular  officer.) , 

[seal.]  ~ • 

>::;  ^  :^  i^  »rj 

fj     ^     p     p     c 

??  i   3   3   - 
o         ^   "    2. 

— >  o    o 


•» 


> 


> 

> 

o 

25 


72 


MARITIME   WAEFARE. 

No.   14. 

Caxai.  Zone. 
SUPPLEMENTAL  BILL  OF  HEALTH 

Bound  from to  — 


POHT  OF  . 

,  Canal  Zone,  or ,  Republic  of 


Vessel: 

Panama. 

Sanitary  condition  of  port  and  vicinitj-, -— ;  prevailing  diseases  at -port  and 

vicinity, ;  malaria, deaths  during  month  of . 

Number  of  cases  and  deaths  from  the  following-named  diseases  during  the  past  tv:o  weeks, 

ending  . 


Diseases. 


Number 
of  cases. 


Yellow  fever 

Asiatic  cholera 

Cholera  nostras  or  cholerine. 

Smallpox 

Typhus  fever 

Plague 

Leprosy 


Number 
of  deaths. 


Remarks.  (Any  condition 
affecting  the  public  health 
existmg  in  the  port  to  be 
stated  here.  When  there 
are  no  cases  or  deaths 
entry  to  that  effect  must 
be  made.) 


Number  and  sanitury  condition  of  passengers  and  crew  landed  at  this  port:  First 
cabin,  No., ;  sanitary  history  and  condition, ;  second  cabin,  No., ; 


sanitary  history  and  condition, 
condition, ;  crew.  No.,  — 


steerage.  No., 


-;  sanitary  history  and 


;  sanitary  condition  and  history, . 

Note. — If  any  passenger  or  member  of  crew  disembarked  on  accoimt  of  sickness,  state  disease. 

Number  and  sanitary  condition  of  passengers  and  crew  taken  on  at  this  port,  and 

sanitary  condition  of  effects:  First  cabin.  No., ;  sanitary  condition  and  history, 

;  second  cabin,  No.,  ;  sanitary  condition  and  history,  • ;  steerage, 

No., ;  sanitary  condition  and  history, ;  passengers  destined  for  the  Canal 

Zone  j>r  the  city  of  Panama  or  Colon:  — :— —  first  cabin; second  cabin;  ■ — 

steerage;  crew,  No., 
dition  of  effects, 


;  sanitary  conditions  and  history,  ;  sanitary  con- 

-;  total  passengers  on  board, ;  total  crew  on  board, ; 


sanitary  measures,  if  any,  adopted  while  in  port. 


location  of  vessel  while  in 


-;  open  bay, 


-;  distance   from  shore, 


-;  character  of  communication  Avith  shore, 


;  time  vessel 

-;  nature,  sanitary 


port:  ^\'harf,  - 
was  in  port,  — 
history,  and  condition  of  cargo  taken  on  at  this  port, . 

(Cancel  Form  A,  B,  or  C,  as  the  case  requires.) 

Form.    (Form  A  will  be  used  at  intermediate  ports  where  the  vessel  does  not  enter.) 

A.  To  the  best  of  my  knowledge  and  belief — Ino    quarantinable    disease    has    ap- 

B.  I  have  Batisfied  myself  that —  /peared  aboard  since  leaving . 

C.  Since  leaving ,   the  following  quarantinable  disease  has  appeared  on 

board, ,  and  I  certify  that  the  necessary  sanitary  measures  have  been  taken. 


MARITIME   WABFARE.  73 

I  certify  also  that  with  reference  to  the  passengers,  effects,  and  cargo  taken  on  this  at 
port,  the  vessel  has  complied  with  the  quarantine  rules  and  regulations  of  the  Panama 
Canal. 

Given  under  my  hand  and  seal  this day  of ,  191 — . 

[seal.]  (Signature  of  consular  officer.) , 


[Indorsement.] 

canal  zone. 

Supplemental  Bill  of  Health. 


Port  of . 

Name  of  vessel,  • 
Name  of  master, 

From to  - 

Date  of  issue,  — 


No.   15. 

(Form  No.  — .) 

RADIO  PERMIT. 

Permission  is  hereby  given  to  the  master  of  S.  S. to  hoist  and  connect  the 

antenna  two  hours  before  sailing  and  to  break  the  seals  on  the  radio  apparatus  after 
leading  this  port. 


Collector. 

No.   16. 

(Cat.  No.  1386.    Art.  148,  Customs  Regulations  of  1908.) 

PERMIT  TO  PROCEED  COASTWISE  TO  LADE  FOR  A  FOREIGN  PORT. 

Department  of  Commerce, 

Bureau  of  Navigation, 
Office  of  Collector  of  Customs,  Port  of , 


, ,  19-. 

,  master  of  the ,  of ,  having ,  as  the  law  directs,  that  there 

are  not  laden  on  board  the  said  vessel  any  articles  or  cargo  whatever  other  than  sea 
stores,  and  the  cargo  specified  upon  the  manifest  now  exhibited,  permission  is  hereby 

granted  to  the  said  vessel  to  proceed  from  this  port  to ,  in  the  district  of , 

and  State  of ,  to  finish  lading  outward  cargo.    Any  merchandise  laden  on  the 

vessel  at  this  port,  for  export-in  her,  will (write  "not,"  if  necessary)  be  in- 
cluded in  the  export  returns  to  the  Treasury  Department  from  this  ofiice. 

Given  under  my  hand,  at  the  customhouse,  this day  of ,  19 — . 

Fees:  $2  for  foreign  vessel. 


Deputy  Collector. 


74"  MAEITIME   WARFAEE. 

No.   17. 

(Cat.  No.  1385.) 

PERMIT  ALLOWING  VESSEL  TO  PROCEED  TO  ANOTHER  DISTRICT  WITH 
HER  MERCHANDISE  DESIGNATED  FOR  SUCH  DISTRICT,  UNDER  SEC- 
TION 2779,  REV.  STAT. 

(Art.  146,  Qistoms  Regulations  of  190S.) 

Department  op  Commerce, 

Bureau  of  Navigation, 

Office  of  Collector  of  Customs,  Port  of , 

,  19—. 

,  master  of  the ,  from ,  having  entered  the  said  vessel  according 


to  law,  permission  is  hereby  given  said  vessel  to  proceed  to  the  port  of with  her 

cargo  specified  for  that  port,  as  per  certified  copy  of  manifest  attached  hereto. 


Collector  of  Customs. 


Naval  Officer. 

No.  18. 


(Cat.  No.  13&4.    Art.  167,  Customs  Regulations  of  1915.) 

PERMIT  ALLOWING  VESSEL  TO  PROCEED  TO  ANOTHER  PORT  WITH 
RESIDUE  OF  CARGO  UNDER  ORIGINAL  MANIFEST. 

Department  of  Commerce, 

Bureau  of  Navigation, 
Office  of  Collector  of  Customs,  Port  of  — 


191- 


,  master  of  the ,  from ,  having  entered  the  said  vessel  according 

to  law,  and  landed  a  part  of  its  cargo  agreeably  to  a  permit  for  that  purpose,  permis- 
sion is  hereby  given  said  vessel  to  proceed  to  the  port  of with  her  original 

manifest  of  cargo  for  that  port. 


Naval  Officer.  Collector  of  Customs. 

No.   19. 

(Treasury  Department.    Customs  Cat.  No.  3221.    Art.  114,  C.  R.  1908.    C.  F.  C„  Feb.  16-14.) 

CERTIFICATE  ON  VESSEL  PROCEEDING  UNDER  SECTION  2779,  R.  S.,  TO 
ANOTHER  DISTRICT  TO  DISCHARGE  CARGO. 

United  States  Customs  Service, 

Port  of ,  Collector's  Office, 

,  191-. 

This  is  to  certify  that  the  within  is  a  true  copy  of  tiie  report  and  manifest  of  the 

cargo  of  the ,  whereof is  master,  from  ^ ,  entered  at  this  port  on 

,  191 — ,  as  exhibited  on  oath  or  affirmation  by  the  said  master;  that  no  part  of 

Baid  cargo,  as  expressed  in  such  manifest,  has  been  unladen  or  landed  at  this  por^, 
except  that  portion  destined  to  this  port;  ^  and  that  bond,  as  the  law  directs,  has 

been  executed  at  the  port  of  ^ ;  ^  and,  being  free  of  duty,  no  bond  has  been 

executed  at  the  port  of  ^ for  delivery  of  the  residue  cargo  at  * . 

Witness  our  hands  and  seals  this day  of ,  191 — . 


Deputy  Naval  Officer.  Deputy  Collector. 


«  Specify  all  foreign  ports  at  which  inward  cargo  was  laden;  and,  If  this  in  not  the  first  domestic  port  of 

arrival,  state  via (naming  all  domestic  ports  in  the  order  of  the  vessel's  arrival). 

*  Strilce  out  all  the  line  not  applicable. 

»  Specify  the  first  domestic  port  of  arrival  (see  T.  T>.  30681). 

<  Specify  all  domestic  ports  to  wliich  the  vessel  is  destined. 


APPENDIX  III. 
SHIP'S  PAPERS,  FOREIGN. 

AUSTRIA. 
Papers  evidencing  nationality: 

Pateute  sovrana  (royal  license). 

Scontrino  ministerialo  (certificate  of  registry). 

Other  papers  carried : 

Giornale  di  navigazione  (official  log  book). 

Scartafaccio,  giornale  di  navigazione  cotidiano  (ship's  log  book). 

Ruolo  deir  equippaggio  (muster  roll). 

Manifest  of  cargo  and  bills  of  lading. 

Bill  of  health. 

Charter  party,  if  the  vessel  is  chartered. 

BRAZIL. 
Papers  evidencing  nationality: 

Carta  de  registro  (certificate  of  registry). 

Passe  especial  (passport  issued  as  to  a  national  vessel). 
Other  papers  carried: 

Passport. 

Muster  roll. 

Mauife.st  of  cargo. 

Bills  of  lading. 

DENMARK. 
Evidence  of  nationality: 

Certificate  of  nationality  and  registry  (sometimes  provisional  if  issued  by  gover- 
nor of  foreign  possession  or  by  consul). 

The  letters  D.  E.  (Dansk  Eiendom)  burnt  into  the  main  beam  in  the  after  part 
of  the  main  hatchway. 
Papers  carried  other  than  that  above  mentioned: 

Royal  passport,  in  Latin,  with  translation,  available  only  for  the  voyage  for  which 
it  is  issued,  unless  renewed  by  attestation. 

Certificate  of  ownership. 

Build  brief  (certificate  of  build). 

Admeasurement  brief. 

Burgher  brief  (certificate  that  the  master  has  burgher  rights  in  some  town  of  the 
kingdom). 

Muster  roll. 

Charter  party,  if  the  vessel  is  chartered. 

FRANCE. 
Papers  evidencing  nationality: 

L'acte  de  propri^t^  de  navire. 

L'acte  de  francisation. 

Le  role  d'  equipage. 

Other  papers  which  must  be  carried  under  the  provisions  of  the^code  de  commerce: 

Cong6. 

Les  connaissements  et  chartes  parties. 

Les  proc5s-verbaux  de  visite. 

Les  acquits  de  paiement  ou  h  caution. 

Manifests  of  cargo,  fittings  and  stores.  75 


76  MARITIME  WAEFAEE. 

GERMANY. 
Papers  evidencing  nationality: 

Schiffs  Certifikat. 

riaggen  Attest. 

Certificate  of  nationality. 

Attestation  of  flag. 
Other  papers  carried: 

Messbrief  (certificate  of  measurement). 

Beilbrief  (builder's  certificate). 

See-pass  (sailing  license). 

Journal  (ship's  log  book). 

Muster-roUe  (muster  roll). 

Charter  party,  if  the  vessel  is  chartered. 

GREAT  BRITAIN. 

Paper  evidencing  nationality:  Certificate  of  registry,  or  provisional  certificate  granted 
by  a  consul  resident  in  a  foreign  country  to  a  vessel  brought  there.  The  provisional 
certificate  is  good  for  six  months  from  date  of  issue.  A  pass  granted  to  a  vessel  before 
registration,  enabling  her  to  go  from  one  port  to  another  within  the  British  domin- 
ions, has  also  the  force  of  a  certificate. 
Other  papers  carried: 

Official  log  book. 

Ship's  log  book. 

Shipping  articles. 

Muster  roll. 

Bill  of  health. 

Manifest  of  cargo. 

Bills  of  lading. 

Charter  party,  if  the  vessel  is  chartered. 

ITALY. 

Papers  evidencing  nationality: 

Atto  di  nazionalita  (certificate  of  nazionality). 
Scontrino  ministeriale  (certificate  of  registry). 
Other  papers  carried: 

Patente  sovrana  (royal  license). 

Giornale  di  navigazione  (official  log  book). 

Scartafaccio,  giornale  di  navigazione  cotidiano  (ship's  log  book), 

Ruolo  deir  equipaggio  (muster  roll). 

Bill  of  health. 

Manifest  of  cargo. 

Bills  of  lading. 

Charter  party,  if  the  vessel  is  chartered. 

NETHERLANDS. 
Zeebrief  (sailing  license). 
Bijlbrief  (certificate  of  ownership). 
Meetbrief  (certificate  of  tonnage). 
Journal  (ship's  log  book). 
Mouster-rol  (muster  roll). 
Manifest  of  cargo. 
Bills  of  lading. 
Charter  party,  it  the  vessel  ia  chartered. 


MARITIME   WARFARE.  77 

NORWAY. 

Paper  evidencing  nationality:  Nationalitetsbreviis  (certificate  of  nationality). 
Other  papers  carried: 

Biilbrev  (certificate  of  build). 
Maalebrev  (certificate  of  measurement). 

N.  B. — The  biilbrev  and  the  maalebrev  need  not  be  carried  by  vessels  bought 
in  foreign  ports  for  two  years  after  purchase. 
Jouniale  (ship's  log  book). 
Charter  party,  if  the  vessel  is  chartered. 
Manifest  of  cargo. 
Bills  of  lading. 
Mandskabliste  (muster  roll). 

PORTUGAL. 

Papers  with  which  a  vessel  must  be  provided : 
Pasaporte  de  navigacion. 
Acta  de  propriedad  del  buque. 
Rol. 

Couocimientos. 
Recibos  de  fletes  y  despacho. 
A  copy  of  the  code  of  commerce. 

RUSSIA. 

Evidence  of  nationality: 

Patent  authorizing  the  use  of  the  Russian  flag. 

The  fact  that  the  master  and  half  the  crew  are  Russian, 

N,  B. — The  patent  is  not  conclusive  in  itself  because  it  can  be  granted, 
though  it  is  not  commonly  granted,  to  foreign  ships. 
Papers  which  must  be  carried  by  Russian  ships: 

The  patent  above  mentioned, 

Beilbrief  (builder's  certificate). 

Customhouse  passport. 
Other  papers  carried: 

Ship's  log  book. 

Muster  roll. 

Charter  party,  if  the  vessel  is  chartered. 

SPAIN. 

Paper  evidencing  nationality:  La  patente  6  pasaporte  de  navigacion. 
Other  papers  carried: 

El  rol  del  equipage  y  lista  de  pasajeros. 

Testimonio  de  la  escritura  de  propriedad  de  la  nave, 

Contrato  de  fletemento. 

Conocimientos,  facturas  y  guias  de  la  carga. 

SWEDEN. 

A  passport  from  a  chief  magistrate  or  commissioner  of  customs. 

Bilbref  (builder's  certificate). 

Miitebref  (certificate  of  measurement), 

Fribref  (certificate  of  registry). 

Journalen  (ship's  log  book), 

Folkpass  or  ajomansrubla  (muster  roll). 

Charter  party,  if  the  vessel  is  chartered. 


APPENDIX  IV. 

PROVISIONS    OF    LAW  EELATING    TO    AMERICAN   VESSELS. 

Vessels  registered  piirsuant  to  law  and  no  others,  except  such  as  shall  be  duly  quali- 
fied according  to  law  for  carrying  on  the  coasting  or  fishing  trade,  shall  be  deemed 
vessels  of  the  United  States  and  entitled  to  the  benefits  and  privileges  appertaining 
to  such  vessels;  but  no  such  vessel  shall  enjoy  such  benefits  and  privileges  longer 
than  it  shall  continue  to  be  wholly  owned  by  a  citizen  or  citizens  of  the  United  States, 
or  a  corporation  created  under  the  laws  of  any  of  the  States  thereof  and  be  commanded 
by  a  citizen  of  the  United  States.  And  all  the  officers  of  vessels  of  the  United  States 
who  shall  have  charge  of  a  watch,  including  pilots,  shall  in  all  cases  be  citizens  of  the 
United  States.  The  word  "officers"  shall  include  the  chief  engineer  and  each  assistant 
engineer  in  charge  of  a  watch  on  vessels  propelled  wholly  or  in  part  by  steam,  and 
after  the  first  day  of  January,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  no  person  shall  be 
qualified  to  hold  a  license  as  a  commander  or  watch  officer  of  a  merchant  vessel  of  the 
United  States  who  is  not  a  native  born  citizen,  or  whose  naturalization  as  a  citizen 
shall  not  have  been  fully  completed.  In  cases  where  on  a  foreign  voyage,  or  on  a 
voyage  from  an  Atlantic  to  a  Pacific  port  of  the  United  States,  anj'^  such  vessel  is 
for  any  reason  deprived  of  the  services  of  an  officer  below  the  gi-ade  of  master,  his 
place,  or  a  vacancy  caused  by  the  promotion  of  another  officer  to  such  place,  may  be 
supplied  by  a  person  not  a  citizen  of  the  United  States  until  the  first  retui-n  of  such 
vessel  to  its  home  port,  and  such  vessel  shall  not  be  liable  to  any  penalty  or  penal  tax 
for  such  employment  of  an  alien  officer.  (Sec.  4131  Rev.  Stat.,  as  amended  by  act 
June  26, 1884,  sec.  1,  23  Stat.  L.,  p.  23,  and  act  May  28, 1896,  sees.  1  and  3,  29  Stat.  L., 
pp.  188,  189.) 

Vessels  built  within  the  United  States  and  belonging  wholly  to  citizens  thereof  and 
vessels  wliich  may  be  captured  in  war  by  citizens  of  the  United  States  and  lawfully 
condemned  as  prize,  or  which  may  be  adjudged  to  be  forfeited  for  a  breach  of  the  laws 
of  the  United  States,  and  seagoing  vessels,  whether  steam  or  sail,  which  have  been 
certified  by  the  Steamboat-Inspection  Service  as  safe  to  carry  dry  and  perishable 
cargo,  wherever  built,  which  are  to  engage  only  in  trade  with  foreign  countries  or  with 
the  Philippine  Islands  and  the  islands  of  Guam  and  Tutuila,  being  wholly  owned 
by  citizens  of  the  United  States  or  corporations  organized  and  chartered  under  the 
laws  of  the  United  States  or  of  any  State  thereof,  the  president  and  managing  directors 
of  which  shall  be  citizens  of  the  United  States  or  corporations  organized  and  char- 
tered under  the  laws  of  the  United  States  or  of  any  State  thereof,  the  president  and 
managing  directwrs  of  which  shall  be  citizens  of  the  United  States,  and  no  others,  may 
be  registered  as  directed  in  this  title.  Foreign-built  vessels  registered  piu-suant  to 
this  act  shall  not  engage  in  the  coastwise  trade.  (Sec.  4132  Rev.  Stat.,  as  amended 
by  act  Aug.  24,  1912,  sec.  5,  37  Stat.  L.,  p.  562,  and  by  act  Aug.  18,  1914,  sed:.  1,  38 
Stat.  L.,  p.  698.) 

The  Secretary  of  Commerce  may  issue  a  register  or  enrollment  for  Etiiy'Velsgdl  wrecked 
on  the  coasts  of  the  United  States  or  her  possessions  or  adjacent  waters,  when  pur- 
chased by  a  citizen  or  citizens  of  the  United  States,  and  thereupon  repaired  in  a 
shipyard  in  the  United  States  or  her  possessions,  if  it  shall  be  proved  to  the  satisfaction 
of  the  Secretary  of  Commerce,  if  lie  deems  it  necessary,  through  a  board  of  tliree 
appraisers  appointed  by  him,  tha^  the  said  repairs  put  upon  such  vessels  are  equal  to 
three  times  the  appraised  salved  value  of  the  vessel:  Provided,  That  the  expense  of 
the  appraisal  herein  provided  for  shall  be  l)ornc  by  the  owner  of  the  vessel:  Provided 
further,  That  if  any  of  the  material  matlcrs  of  fact  sworn  to  or  represented  by  tlie 
owner,  or  at  his  instance,  to  obtain  the  register  of  any  vessel  are  not  true,  there  shall 

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MARITIME   WABFAEE.  79 

be  a  forfeiture  to  the  United  States  of  the  vessel  in  respect  to  which  the  oath  shall 
have  been  made,  together  with  tackle,  appixrel,  and  furniture  thereof.  (Sec.  4136 
Rev.  Stat.,  as  reenacted  and  revised  by  act  Feb.  21,  1915;  38  Stat.  L.,  p.  812.) 

The  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  grant  registers, 
as  vessels  of  the  United  States,  to  such  foreign-built  steamships  now  engaged  in  freight 
and  passenger  business,  and  sailing  in  an  e3ta})li6hed  line  from  a  port  in  the  United 
States,  as  are  of  a  tonnage  of  not  less  than  eight  thousand  tons,  and  capable  of  a  speed 
of  not  less  than  twenty  knots  per  hour,  according  to  the  existing  method  of  Govern- 
ment tost  for  speed,  of  which  not  less  than  ninety  per  centum  of  the  shares  of  the 
capital  of  the  foreign  corporation  or  association  owning  the  same  was  owned  January 
first,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety  and  has  continued  to  be  owned  until  the  passage 
of  this  act  by  citizens  of  the  United  States,  including  as  such  citizens  corporations 
created  under  the  laws  of  any  of  the  States  thereof,  upon  the  American  o^vners  of  such 
majority  interest  obtaining  a  full  and  complete  transfer  and  title  to  such  steamships 
from  the  foreign  corporations  owning  the  same:  Provided,  That  such  American  owners 
shall,  subsequent  to  the  date  of  this  law,  have  built,  or  have  contracted  to  build,  in 
American  shipyards,  steamships  of  an  aggregate  tonnage  of  not  less  in  amount  than 
that  of  the  steamships  so  admitted  to  registry.  Each  steamship  so  built  or  contracted 
for  to  be  of  a  tonnage  of  not  less  than  seven  thousand  tons.  (Act  of  May  10, 1892,  sec.  1, 
27  Stat.  L.,  p.  27.) 

The  President  of  the  United  States  is  hereby  authorized,  whenever  in  his  dis- 
cretion the  needs  of  foreign  commerce  may  require,  to  suspend  by  order,  so  far  and  for 
such  length  of  time  as  he  may  deem  desirable,  the  provisions  of  law  prescribing  that 
all  the  watch  officers  of  vessels  of  the  United  States  registered  for  foreign  trade  shall  be 
citizens  of  the  United  States. 

Under  like  conditions,  in  Like  manner,  and  to  like  extent  the  President  of  the 
United  States  is  also  hereby  authorized  to  suspend  the  provisions  of  the  law  requiring 
survey,  inspection,  and  measurement  by  officers  of  the  United  States  of  foreign-built 
vessels  admitted  to  American  registry  under  this  act.  (Act  Aug.  18,  1914,  sec.  2,  38 
Stat.  L.,  pp.  698-699.) 

Consular  officers  of  the  United  States  and  such  other  persons  as  may  from  time  to 
time  be  designated  by  the  President  for  the  purpose  are  hereby  authorized  to  issue 
provisional  certificates  of  registry  to  vessels  abroad  which  have  been  purchased  by 
citizens  of  the  United  States,  including  corporations,  as  defined  in  section  forty-one 
hundred  and  thirty-two.  Revised  Statutes,  as  amended  by  the  Panama  Canal  act 
and  the  act  of  August  eighteenth,  nineteen  hundred  and  fourteen. 

(a)  Such  a  provisional  certificate  shall  entitle  the  vessel  to  the  pri\-ileges  of  a  vessel 
of  the  United  States  in  trade  with  foreign  countries  or  with  the  Philippine  Islands 
and  the  islands  of  Guam  and  Tutuila  until  the  expiration  of  six  months  from  its  date 
or  until  ten  days  after  the  vessel's  arrival  at  a  port  of  the  United  States,  whichever 
first  happens,  and  no  longer.  On  arrival  at  a  port  of  the  United  States  the  vessel  shall 
become  subject  to  the  laws  relating  to  officers'  inspection  and  measurement,  as 
amended  by  the  act  of  August  eighteenth,  nineteen  hundred  and  fourteen. 

(b)  The  Secretary  of  Commerce  shall  prescribe  the  conditions  in  accordance  with 
which  such  provisional  certificates  shall  be  issued  and  the  manner  in  which  they  shall 
be  surrendered  in  exchange  for  certificates  of  registry  at  ports  of  the  United  States. 

(c)  The  form  of  such  prox-isional  certificate  shall  be  prescribed  by  the  Commissioner 
of  Navigation  and  shall  include  the  name  of  the  ship  and  of  the  master,  time  and 
place  of  purchase  and  names  of  purchasers,  and  the  best  particulars  respecting  her 
tonnage,  build,  description,  and  inspection  or  survey  which  the  consular  officer  is 
able  to  obtain. 

(d)  Copies  of  such  provisional  certificates  shall  be  forwarded  as  soon  as  practicable 
by  the  issuing  officer  to  the  Commissioner  of  Na\'igation.  (Act  Mar.  4,  1915,  sec.  1, 
38  Stat.  L.,  p.  1193.) 

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